Join us for Citizen Science Day as the State Water Board’s Office of Information Management and Analysis and the Clean Water Team present a day of Citizen Science celebrating Emergent Innovation.  

When & Where: The Joe Serna Jr. CalEPA Headquarters Building
1001 I Street P.O. Box 2815 Sacramento, CA 95812 ( at the corner of 10th and I)

Live Streaming Emergent Innovation Presentations: https://video.calepa.ca.gov/

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Celebrate Emergent Innovation

Under the name of Citizen Science, many innovative practices in which avocational scientists pose and answer real-world questions are growing rapidly worldwide. Citizen Science can furnish ready-made solutions with citizens playing an active role.

The field of citizen science research is growing and is experiencing contributions from diverse disciplines, promoting innovation in science, society, and policy. Inter- and transdisciplinary discussions and critical analyses are needed to use the current momentum to evaluate, demonstrate, and build on the advances that have been made in the past few years.

When coupled with big data, citizen science projects will expand yet further. Open platforms will give individuals access to data, models and analyses, so they can pose their own questions and find solutions. This will change the way we teach science in schools and perform research.

The agenda will be sent out before the meeting. Please visit the California Trash Monitoring Methods Project and sign up for Newsletter/Mailing List.  Remote access will be provided for those unable to attend in person. Documents such as the draft charter, a summary of the 2018 Trash Data Dive, and references can be accessed through: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yMFfiqkPAasBzr3cCFLtwRKdbYVZgEEL?usp=sharing

Building a Better Tomorrow for Community Water Science: Introducing the Work of the Water Data Collaborative and the Internet of Water

A Citizen Science Day Webinar Collaboration with River Network. This webinar will introduce viewers to the work of the Water Data Collaborative and the Internet of Water. These two analogous efforts are working to build better infrastructure to make water data more documented, discoverable, and useful. Learn about the tools and resources we are creating to help turn your data into useful information that guides water protection across the country.

Emergent Innovation

Discover Emergent Innovations Addressing California’s Water Quality Issues from Trash

Special Guest Speakers:

• Shelly Moore,  Information Research Scientist, SCCWRP

  Shelly is a Scientist in the Biogeochemistry Department who specializes in a variety of areas relative to water quality.  She has expertise in marine debris, fish biology and data management/analysis/visualization. She received her B.S. in Marine Biology in 1991 and M.S. in Biology (with a focus on fish and biostatistics) in 1998 from California State University, Long Beach. Ms. Moore joined SCCWRP in July 1994. Her present efforts focus on examining the amount, fate and effect of marine debris/trash in a variety of habitats through projects such as the Bight Regional Monitoring Program and the state-wide Trash Monitoring Method Project to develop monitoring methods for use by many stakeholders. She is also examining/developing new methods for examining trash, such as UAS (drone) imagery and machine learning to identify and quantify macro-debris, and new microscopic techniques to examine microplastics.

• Megan Brousseau, Associate Director, Inland Empire Waterkeeper   Megan was the Associate Director of Inland Empire Waterkeeper and is responsible for the day to day operation of the organization including all programs under Waterkeeper’s five pillars of: Advocacy, Education, Research, Restoration and Enforcement. With a comprehensive knowledge of the unique resources and challenges of the Santa Ana Watershed and its region, Megan leads the organization in the mission of Swimmable, Drinkable, Fishable waters with a collaborative approach to attaining a watershed of educated and motivated water stewards. Her comprehensive background in program administration includes managing nature and science education venues, and developing science education programs in non-formal learning environments. An active member of the Inland Empire community, Megan has spent a decade working on projects that increase community livability and sustainability, from fundraising for  nonprofits to the development of southern California’s largest family nature club.

Special Film Screening

• Explore innovative citizen science, culture, and our environment through a selection of specially curated videos for this event.

Films to be Screened

Intro to Citizen Science      2:00pm

• Citizen Science
• Citizen Science: Everybody Counts
• Discussion on Citizen Science

Break

Examples in Mountain Ecosystems      2:30pm

• Running Wild
• A Marten Short
• Stream Team
• Ohio Volunteer Monitoring
• Stream Tracker Citizen Science
• Discussion on Citizen Science Examples

Break

Examples in Ocean Ecosystems    3:00pm

• Here Be Pirates: The First Citizen Scientists
• Join Our Team - Reef Check California
• California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program
• Discussion on Citizen Science Examples

Break

Citizen Science and YOU!    3:30pm

• How You Can Help Save the Bees, One Hive at a Time
• NASA's GLOBE Program
• NASA's GLOBE Program - Clouds
• NASA's GLOBE Program - Trees
• Stanford Professor Creates Network of Citizen Scientists
• Urban Cliffs: Citizen Science and the Peregrine Falcons of San Jose
• Our Voice: Citizen Science for Health Equity
• Science Cheerleaders

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Experience more Innovation by joining us for the 2019 Water Data Science Symposium.

The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP), the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the California Water Boards Data Center, and the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) are hosting the Fourth Annual California Water Boards Science Symposium on July 1-2, 2019 in Sacramento, CA. This annual event aims to enhance how water quality monitoring generates meaningful data that informs water quality management decisions. This year’s Symposium will revolve around the theme of Open Water California- Innovating Through Integrating and Expanding the Water Data Community. Water data is being collected by a more diverse group of citizens and organizations than ever.

Presentations, expert panel discussions, and posters are expected to inform water resource issues for the following subject areas:

• Ecological Flows

• Citizen Monitoring

• Innovation

• Climate Pressure

In addition to these broad themes, abstracts addressing the following specific topics will be prioritized for inclusion in the Symposium program:

• Statewide monitoring programs

• Innovative monitoring tools

• Open data

• Data visualization and communication

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