Bruce Museum Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers

Tim Walsh, Bruce Museum Manager of Natural History Collections and Citizen Science, will host the Fred Elser First Sunday Science at the Seaside Center, and discuss current Citizen Science initiatives in need of volunteers.

The session will be held on Sunday, Sept. 6 from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

No experience or scientific expertise is required for these hands-on science programs.

Here are some of the opportunities available:

Cat Tracker: Seeking the owners of outdoor cats. Track your cat’s travels using GPS technology!

Connecticut Turtle Atlas: Help us find turtles! We need observers to collect data on the location of turtles throughout the state.

School of Ants: Help scientists identify and map distributions of local ant species. Project only takes about one hour.

Easy experiments demonstrating some of the properties of water will take place throughout the afternoon, and there will be a shoreline seining demonstration at 2:30 exploring life in Long Island Sound.

All programs are held in the Bruce Museum Seaside Center in Innis Arden Cottage, Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich.

For complimentary access to the Park, contact Seaside Center Manager Cynthia Ehlinger by email, or enter the park after 1 p.m. and inform the front gate personnel that you are attending the First Sunday Science event.

Contributed photo: Tim Walsh.