Due to the winter storm, Dr. Pauly's talk will be held on Zoom at 5:30 pm, Thursday, Feb 2. Please email Nicole Elmer for the Zoom link.

For centuries, natural history discoveries have been made by members of the public. The professionalization of natural history research is a relatively recent development. Professional scientists, however, are increasingly recognizing that many research questions are best answered through large-scale partnerships with members of the public. These new community science efforts (also called citizen science or participatory science) have the potential to revolutionize the fields of conservation, ecology, and behavior. Dr. Pauly will showcase how thousands of dedicated naturalists have helped to make discoveries that were not possible through other methods. These discoveries include 1) documenting and tracking invasive species; 2) assessing impacts of urbanization on wildlife; and 3) documenting rarely observed natural history events such as mating behavior.