How can YOU contribute to science?
From volunteering at the Museum to joining citizen-science initiatives like Ohio Lights Out, iNaturalist, or eBird, there are plenty of ways to get involved!
Help Others Connect with Nature
iNaturalist is an online network of people sharing observations of biodiversity across the globe. From the most common backyard tree to the rarest of insects, every observation can contribute to science.
iNaturalist allows you to record your encounters with different organisms, identify species, and assist and interact with other users. The platform even shares your observations with scientific data repositories, helping researchers access your findings.
Connect with a community of naturalists and build your knowledge of nature. All you have to do is observe!
Join a Global Birding Community
eBird is an online tool that allows you to record bird sightings wherever you go. Your sightings will enrich one of the largest and fastest-growing resources for biodiversity data, informing conservation efforts, peer-reviewed papers, student projects, and bird research around the world.
Keep track of your bird lists, manage your photos and audio recordings, explore real-time maps of species distribution, and more—all while contributing to science.
Join a global community of birders. Every sighting counts!
