LEADER 03651nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910808665703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-46402-5 010 $a0-300-19508-7 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300195088 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019316 035 $a(OCoLC)841216108 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10687929 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860376 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11499672 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860376 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10896207 035 $a(PQKB)10575918 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421177 035 $a(DE-B1597)486316 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300195088 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421177 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10687929 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL477652 035 $a(OCoLC)923602945 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019316 100 $a20130221d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe incidental steward $ereflections on citizen science /$fAkiko Busch ; illustrations by Debby Cotter Kaspari 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-17879-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. Introduction --$t2. Bats in the Locust Tree --$t3. Weeds on the River --$t4. Pools in the Spring --$t5. Ribbons Underwater --$t6. Coyotes Across the Clear-Cut --$t7. Herring into the Brook --$t8. Loosestrife in the Marsh --$t9. Eels in the Stream --$t10. Vines Through the Trees --$t11. Insects in the Ash Trees --$t12. Eagles on the Shore --$tEpilogue --$tAppendix --$tNotes --$tSelected Bibliography --$tIndex 330 $aA search for a radio-tagged Indiana bat roosting in the woods behind her house in New York's Hudson Valley led Akiko Busch to assorted other encounters with the natural world-local ecological monitoring projects, community-organized cleanup efforts, and data-driven citizen science research. Whether it is pulling up water chestnuts in the Hudson River, measuring beds of submerged aquatic vegetation, or searching out vernal pools, all are efforts that illuminate the role of ordinary citizens as stewards of place. In this elegantly written book, Busch highlights factors that distinguish twenty-first-century citizen scientists from traditional amateur naturalists: a greater sense of urgency, helpful new technologies, and the expanded possibilities of crowdsourcing. The observations here look both to precisely recorded data sheets and to the impressionistic marginalia, scribbled asides, and side roads that often attend such unpredictable outings. While not a primer on the prescribed protocols of citizen science, the book combines vivid natural history, a deep sense of place, and reflection about our changing world. Musing on the expanding potential of citizen science, the author celebrates today's renewed volunteerism and the opportunities it offers for regaining a deep sense of connection to place. 606 $aEnvironmental monitoring$zHudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) 606 $aWildlife conservation$zHudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) 615 0$aEnvironmental monitoring 615 0$aWildlife conservation 676 $a363.7/063097473 700 $aBusch$b Akiko$01610456 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808665703321 996 $aThe incidental steward$93938233 997 $aUNINA