http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/ucd_ccs_watershed_health_restoration/rss Recent eScholarship items from Community and Citizen Science in Watershed Health and Restoration Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:21:13 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0151m04k Environmental monitoring is an important component of dam removal and watershed restoration. One way to meet the need for environmental monitoring is to involve local communities and organizations through citizen science. Citizen science can help to gather important data about changes in a watershed, while also building and sustaining community engagement in watershed restoration. We have developed a comprehensive Manual to support planning and implementation of citizen science activities in the context of dam removal and watershed restoration. This Quick Guide summarizes the key recommendations found in the main document (found at https://doi.org/10.58076/C6159T). You can use this guide as a starting point, and then delve in further to explore the Manual’s detailed considerations for the different stages of, and types of, citizen science, and to connect with additional resources that can help you plan a project. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0151m04k Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Meyer, Ryan Ballard, Heidi Jadallah, Christopher https://escholarship.org/uc/item/20n5g00g Involving the public in watershed research and monitoring through a community and citizen science approach offers project funders and partners the opportunity to gather important data about target environmental parameters and build and sustain community engagement in watershed restoration. The UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science has developed this manual to guide groups in their planning and implementation of community and citizen science activities for dam removal and for river restoration more generally. This document is based on the experience of the authors and a wealth of academic publications and other literature, including resources from many other community and citizen science programs that have tackled challenges related to volunteer monitoring in watersheds. The manual includes guidance on: deciding whether community and citizen science is appropriate for your project, given your goals and context; how to build a team with the capacity to support the project,... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/20n5g00g Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Meyer, Ryan Ballard, Heidi Jadallah, Christopher https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1ck6z060 This report reflects on the past, present, and potential future of community and citizen science (CCS) in the Elwha River watershed, with particular focus on the years before and after a major restoration event: the removal of two dams that had impacted the river system for a century. We ask: how does CCS feature in the Elwha story and how could it feature? We use the term CCS to reference the broad range of ways in which members of the public might participate in authentic science and monitoring processes, including students and both paid and unpaid interns: participants are individuals contributing to scientific projects without prior formal training in the topic. We present insights about Elwha CCS from an academic literature review and discussions with scientists and many others that have been working in the Elwha. We found that the history of CCS on the Elwha is important but understated, with few scientific papers acknowledging support by volunteers of various kinds. Recent... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1ck6z060 Mon, 7 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Eitzel, M.V. Morley, Sarah Behymer, Chelsea Meyer, Ryan Kagley, Anna Ballard, Heidi Jadallah, Christopher Duda, Jeffrey Jennings, Laurel Miller, Ian Stapleton, Justin Shaffer, Anne Miller, Allyce Shafroth, Patrick Blackie, Barbara