Amateur
astronomers, divers, bird watchers and other field naturalists have skill
sets that can provide a great deal of help to professional researchers. Here's
some of the opportunities currently available:
AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS
American Association Of Variable Star Observers - Campaigns
Canada/USA Astronomical Seeing Observation Program
Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link Projects: A directory of projects maintained by our hero from the beginning of this tutorial, Brian Warner.
Deep Impact Mission's Small Telescope Science Program: Help gather data on a comet.
Guide To Minor Body Astrometry: Collecting & analyzing data to report to the Minor Planet Center.
North American Meteor Network
Pro-Am Collaboration - Sky & Telescope Magazine
BIRDERS
Avian Inventory And Monitoring Team Program (US)
Bird Studies Canada - National Programs
BirdLife International: use their database to find bird conservation organizations in your country or region.
Birdwatch Ireland
The British Trust For Ornithology
Environment Canada - Calling All Birders!
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Citizen Science (North America)
DIVERS
British Seahorse Survey
Marine Conservation Society: Divers survey UK marine wildlife.
The Nautical Archaeology Society: Surveying UK shipwrecks.
Porcupine Marine Natural History Society: Help record UK marine wildlife sightings.
Seasearch: Divers help map seabed types around the British Isles.
AMATEUR NATURALISTS
Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: Help record mollusc data.
Fungimap: Help map the distribution & spread of fungi species in Australia.
Journey North: A Global Study Of Wildlife Migration: Surveys monarch butterflies, whooping cranes, hummingbirds & more.
Plantlife (UK): Volunteers needed to survey many types of plants.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (UK): Surveys birds, deer, dragonflies and more.
Wild Whales (British Columbia, Canada): Report cetacean sightings (dolphins, whales & porpoises)
Wildlife Watch (USA): Surveys animals, plants and natural phenomena
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