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Did you know?

There is civic science happening all around us. Part of CSML’s special series that cut across programs, Did You Know asks: what’s happening? What responses and initiatives are emerging, who is involved, and what are they trying? Through short-form videos and articles, we surface these efforts as starting points for deeper solutions reporting across CSML programs.

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What’s happening?

Pointing out the response, the people involved, and what they’re trying.

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What can we learn?

Other CSML programs explore how these solutions are working, what evidence has been collected, and the lessons and limitations emerging through deeper reporting and conversations.

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2026-09-06 · Jennifer Shim

Did You Know: Kirtland’s Warbler Festival in Michigan is engaging the local community in celebrating and conserving the once-endangered songbird through educational events

This past June, the village of Roscommon, Michigan, held its annual Kirtland’s Warbler Festival, a weekend-long celebration of the songbird. The weekend featured educational events such as bird banding demonstrations, […]Read the story ↗

2026-06-30 · Jennifer Shim

The Michigan Bumble Bee Atlas is training residents to track bumble bee populations statewide to inform conservation and habitat management efforts

In North America, bumble bee populations are shrinking, with over a quarter of all species facing some degree of extinction risk. In Michigan alone, among a dozen species commonly found […]Read the story ↗

2026-02-18 · Fanuel Muindi

‘Science policy’ Google searches spiked in 2025. What does that mean?

As I have spoken with more and more practitioners, I have come to see civic science as a set of distinct and overlapping practices that include science communication, citizen science, science journalism, […]Read the story ↗

2025-10-20 · Fanuel Muindi

What a first-time birder learned from the president of the Brookline Bird Club in Massachusetts

Cliff Cook: “One day, a bird just captures your attention in a way that it has never captured your attention before. And that gets you interested in birding. That’s what you call your spark bird.”Read the story ↗

2025-06-12 · Shannon Geary

Did you know? Students are using community science to track invasive hemlock pests and guide forest conservation in the northeastern U.S.

Did you know that students are at the forefront of protecting forests on the East Coast from an invasive species? The hemlock woolly adelgid is a small insect native to […]Read the story ↗

2025-05-29 · Emma Sobieski

Meet the New Hampshire organization changing the way we see insects

Formerly a traveling insect exhibit known as the New England Insectarium, the Global Entomology Coalition (GEC), based in Rochester, New Hampshire, has rapidly grown to be the global connection entomology […]Read the story ↗

2025-03-29 · Emma Sobieski

Weekend Watch: At Boston College, the McMullen Museum of Art presents “Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World”

Chestnut Hill, MA — McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is exploring sources of wonder in the upcoming exhibition titled Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic […]Read the story ↗

2025-02-26 · Emma Sobieski

Earthwise Aware in Boston is creating a space for dialogue and collaboration between scientists, naturalists, and nature-lovers. Founder Claire O’Neill explains.

“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence,” says O’Neill. “We are here to do the research needed to identify how our actions may be negatively impacting the environment in unexpected ways.”Read the story ↗

2025-01-26 · Emma Sobieski

Here are some of New England’s science book clubs we are curious about

Science book clubs play a vital role in bringing local communities together to explore new ideas, share knowledge, and spark meaningful conversations about the world around us. They create spaces […]Read the story ↗

2024-12-21 · Emma Sobieski

In Manchester, New Hampshire, ‘Science on Tap’ is bringing science lovers and beer enthusiasts together

Since 2013, the SEE Science Center has hosted “Science on Tap,” a series of free, informal discussions with local scientists and experts, covering every topic from climate change to the […]Read the story ↗

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Did You Know.

Contributors to this special series, past and present.

Shannon Geary
Jennifer Shim
Emma Sobieski
Jacinda Taggett

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Did You Know Ep. 4: Shannon Geary tries bird watching for the first time.

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Read

Did You Know: Kirtland’s Warbler Festival in Michigan is engaging the local community in celebrating and conserving the once-endangered songbird through educational events

The Michigan Bumble Bee Atlas is training residents to track bumble bee populations statewide to inform conservation and habitat management efforts

‘Science policy’ Google searches spiked in 2025. What does that mean?

What a first-time birder learned from the president of the Brookline Bird Club in Massachusetts

Did you know? Students are using community science to track invasive hemlock pests and guide forest conservation in the northeastern U.S.

Meet the New Hampshire organization changing the way we see insects

Weekend Watch: At Boston College, the McMullen Museum of Art presents “Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World”

Earthwise Aware in Boston is creating a space for dialogue and collaboration between scientists, naturalists, and nature-lovers. Founder Claire O’Neill explains.

Here are some of New England’s science book clubs we are curious about

In Manchester, New Hampshire, ‘Science on Tap’ is bringing science lovers and beer enthusiasts together

The people behind
Did You Know.

Shannon Geary

Jennifer Shim

Emma Sobieski

Jacinda Taggett

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