In 2014, the Miistakis Institute hosted a Citizen Science Conference, exploring this diverse field with sessions on program design, evaluation, policy implications, technology and applications in parks and protected areas. This links to the website that chronicled that event.
The Project Team
The workshop was put together by an untold amount of sheer blood, sweat and tears on the parts of each member of the Project Team: Krista Tremblett, Danah Duke, Tracy Lee, Justine Kummer, and Marley Kozak.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
SSHRC Connections Grant
The workshop was made possible in part through an Alberta Environment and Parks and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connections Grant.
The Miistakis Institute
Miistakis has been designing and implementing citizen science projects for over twenty years, and in Alberta for the past decade, to generate data to inform conservation challenges, and create a knowledgeable and engaged citizenry. Miistakis has developed tools and frameworks that contribute to successful programming. Their programs address complex environmental challenges including wildlife mortality on highways, wildlife movement areas and highway mitigation, grizzly bear monitoring, urban amphibian monitoring, and pronghorn movement.
This body of work has positioned Miistakis as a leader in the field of citizen science and they have developed extensive expertise related to program design, user needs, evaluation, tool development, dissemination, volunteer engagement and retention. This practical experience has enabled Miistakis to play an important role in advancing the field of citizen science in Alberta.
This body of work has positioned Miistakis as a leader in the field of citizen science and they have developed extensive expertise related to program design, user needs, evaluation, tool development, dissemination, volunteer engagement and retention. This practical experience has enabled Miistakis to play an important role in advancing the field of citizen science in Alberta.
Alberta Environment and Parks, Environmental Monitoring and Science Division
The Environmental Monitoring and Science Division (EMSD) is responsible for monitoring, evaluating and reporting on key air, water, land and biodiversity indicators. The division’s mandate is to provide open and transparent access to scientific data and information on the condition of Alberta’s environment, including specific indicators as well as cumulative effects, both provincially and in specific locations.
EMSD provides provincial environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting based on sound science and evidence, presented in a timely, open and transparent manner and respects and incorporates community and Traditional Ecological Knowledge from First Nations and Métis people.
This includes providing the information necessary to understand cumulative effects, and to inform the public, policy makers, regulators, planners, researchers, communities, and industry.