Frontiers in Environmental Science | Environmental Citizen Science

Methods

Accepted on 03 Jun 2025

An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: Participatory science using the mini-and midi-Secchi disks

in Environmental Citizen Science

Robert JW Brewin
Xuerong Sun
Joanne Laura Wood
Thomas G Brewin
Delaney McBride
B. Troy Frensley
Philip J Bresnahan
Stefan Simis
Norbert Schmidt
Grinson George

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1610130

192 views

Original Research

Published on 23 May 2025

Development of low-cost handheld soil moisture sensor for farmers and citizen scientists

in Environmental Citizen Science

Siddhesh Mane
Gurjeet Singh
Narendra N. Das
Anant Kanungo
Nishit Nagpal
Michael Cosh
Younsuk Dong

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1590662

1,336 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

The longer, the better? Assessing the results of an eight-year citizen science initiative targeting protected insect species

in Environmental Citizen Science

Silvia Gisondi
Alice Lenzi
Marco Bardiani
Cristina Blandino
Sönke Hardersen
Emanuela Maurizi
Fabio Mosconi
Gianluca Nardi
Pio Federico Roversi
Alessandro Campanaro

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1566160

1,054 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Evaluating participatory monitoring in mountainous tourist regions

in Environmental Citizen Science

Jazmin Campos Zeballos
Jefferson Valencia
Fabia Codalli
Fabian Mitze
Frank Shagega
Björn Weeser
Suzanne Jacobs

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1537278

951 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2025

A nationwide evaluation of crowd-sourced ambient temperature data

in Environmental Citizen Science

Priyanka deSouza
Peter C. Ibsen
Daniel M. Westervelt
Ralph Kahn
Benjamin F. Zaitchik
Patrick L. Kinney

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1527855

1,311 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Opinion changes among participants in citizen participation workshops: a case study on the final disposal of removed soil outside Fukushima Prefecture

in Environmental Citizen Science

Yukihide Shibata
Qinglin Cui
Yume Souma
Mie Tsujimoto
Honami Ue
Nana Kihara
Maiko Takamoto
Tetsuo Yasutaka
Susumu Ohnuma

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1507210

750 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Feb 2025

Climate change from B to Z: a cross-generational perception study in Spain

in Environmental Citizen Science

Asier Divasson-J
Armando Aguayo-Mendoza
Carlos Quesada
Diego Casado-Mansilla
Cruz E. Borges

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1511398

1,189 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Using nature-based citizen science initiatives to enhance nature connection and mental health

in Environmental Citizen Science

Rachel R. Y. Oh
Andres F. Suarez-Castro
Richard A. Fuller
Michael Tervo
Kevin Rozario
Birte Peters
Shawan Chowdhury
Julia von Gönner
Martin Friedrichs-Manthey
Ambros Berger

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1461601

2,823 views

Systematic Review

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Inconspicuous taxa in citizen science-based botanical research: actual contribution, limitations, and new opportunities for non-vascular cryptogams

in Environmental Citizen Science

Carlos Cerrejón
Marion Noualhaguet
Nicole J. Fenton
Marc-Frédéric Indorf
Mariano J. Feldman

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1448512

1,162 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Jan 2025

Framing impacts on citizen science data collection and participant outcomes

in Environmental Citizen Science

Amanda E. Sorensen
Rebecca C. Jordan

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1496203

1,080 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2024

Enhancing pro-environmental behavior through nature-contact environmental education: an empirical analysis based on randomized controlled experiment design

in Environmental Citizen Science

Yupan Zhao
Xuanchang Liu
Xiao Han

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1491780

6,567 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2024

The sphere of exposure: centering user experience in community science air monitoring

in Environmental Citizen Science

Marisa Westbrook
Valentina Serrano-Salomón
Jay Pecenka
Sumit Sankhyan
Aniya K. Hollo
Shelly L. Miller
Esther Sullivan

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1433489

1,875 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2024

Fostering fisheries futures: the promise of localized stewardship education in Nunatsiavut

in Environmental Citizen Science

Quinna Laver
Ola Andersen
Sylvia Moore
Colleen Pottle
Jamie Snook

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1409358

1,449 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2024

Microplastic detectives: a citizen-science project reveals large variation in meso- and microplastic pollution along German coastlines

in Environmental Citizen Science

Bruno Andreas Walther
Franco Pasolini
Špela Korez Lupše
Melanie Bergmann

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1458565

4,974 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2024

Development and validation of China’s Environmental Citizenship Questionnaire: evidence from junior high school students

in Environmental Citizen Science

Junhong Gao
Yong Jiang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1105469

1,543 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2024

Evaluating citizen science projects: insights from radon research

in Environmental Citizen Science

Mabel Akosua Hoedoafia
Meritxell Martell
Tanja Perko

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1436283

2,366 views