Old post, but I want to chip in some data regardless.
Science which can be done by nonspecialists gets wide participation. For example, the Audubon Society's annual Great Backyard Bird Count draws more than 150k participants per year: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count
Old post, but I want to chip in some data regardless.
Science which can be done by nonspecialists gets wide participation. For example, the Audubon Society's annual Great Backyard Bird Count draws more than 150k participants per year: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count