Help Research When You’re Outdoors

Here is a list of current projects that researchers are looking for volunteers to gather data. More information on how you can help gather data while you’re outdoors. is here.

Mountaineering

1. Iceworm Survey  (Glaciers Worldwide)
2. Wolverine Study (Greater Yellowstone)
3. Glacier Mass Balance Study (Worldwide)
4. High Altitude Rock Samples (Worldwide)
5. Pika Monitoring (Worldwide)

Climbing

1. Pika Monitoring (Worldwide)
2. White- Tailed Ptarmigan (New Mexico and Colorado, perfect for the CDT)

Hiking/Trekking

1. Whitebark pine and Grizzly Bears (Centennial Mountain Range, MT)
2. Pika Monitoring (Worldwide)
3. Bar-headed Geese Survey (Himalaya)
4. California Rare Plant Documentation (California)
5. White- Tailed Ptarmigan (New Mexico and Colorado, perfect for the CDT)
6. Garlic Mustard Invasive Species (Europe, Australia, Asia, North America)

Biking

1. Garlic Mustard Invasive Species (Europe, Australia, Asia, North America)
2. White- Tailed Ptarmigan (New Mexico and Colorado, perfect for the CDT)
3. Pika Monitoring (Worldwide)
4. California Rare Plant Documentation (California)

Sking/Snowshoeing

1. Wolverine Study (Greater Yellowstone)
2. Iceworm Survey (Worldwide)
3. Glacier Mass Balance Study (Worldwide)

Kayaking/Rafting

1. River Diatom Study (Worldwide)

Gliding

1. Glider Pilot Air Monitoring (Worldwide)