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Volunteers helping study climate change in Joshua Tree
2015-04-12 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: Carrying notebooks and GPS devices, researchers walked through the desert of Joshua Tree National Park conducting a scientific survey, methodically scanning the ground for lizards. Leading the group were ecologists from UC Riverside. But the rest of the researchers were "citizen scientists" volunteers from Maine, Minnesota and Canada who signed up through the Earthwatch Institute to support a week of scientific research in the desert. The volunteers have been providing critical support for...
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