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Become a Citizen Scientist: Be Part of the Solution

The Colorado Plateau is a climate change epicenter, with drought, wildfires, species loss, and habitat degradation coming our way — or already here. In the face of this reality, public agencies are challenged with managing multiple uses of their lands amid difficult political, social, and economic conditions. However, cutbacks in funding and staffing mean land management decisions are not always guided by the best available science.

Science is accessible to the public

The Trust is responding to this serious crisis by equipping volunteers with the knowledge and skills to influence important land management decisions. We engage volunteers as trained citizen scientists to accomplish critical on-the-ground restoration and monitoring work. We seek solution-oriented, science-based change for the lands, waters, wildlife, and people of the Colorado Plateau. By becoming a citizen scientist, you will contribute to positive change on the public and tribal lands of the Colorado Plateau.

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Citizen Science - Spring Stewardship

Springs Stewardship

By volunteering for one of our spring stewardship projects, you play a key role in collecting baseline and ongoing information about springs on the Colorado Plateau. Volunteers help scientists and partner agencies assess spring conditions in northern Arizona, helping protect these rare and unique havens of biodiversity, water, and food from threats posed by human activities and global warming.

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Citizen Science - Botany Badass

Botany is badass

As a Badass Botanist, you will be a critical part of a regional team of knowledgeable, passionate and committed citizen botanists. Powered by their plant identification skills, this team will stop at nothing to infuse conservation into critical decisions on southern Utah’s public lands.

Citizen Science - Plant Atlas

Plant Atlas of Arizona

The Trust helped start a cutting-edge Budding Botanist training program in 2008 to document Arizona’s unique and fascinating plant diversity. We see our budding botanists bloom again and again as they put their knowledge to work on over 50 flora projects across the state.

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On-the-Ground Work

By producing beneficial on-the-ground outcomes and sharing relevant, credible data, you can help land managers make better decisions in response to environmental degradation and climate change. We know through experience that public agencies will acknowledge volunteer-collected data and incorporate them into their decisions. You can help us see land management plans amended to include enhanced environmental and socioeconomic values.

Training Citizen Scientists

Learn skills that will allow you to wield true power and influence. Gain the tools, expertise, and guidance to accomplish science-based documentation, monitoring and restoration projects on public and tribal lands. Help us learn new ways for Colorado Plateau land management to become more sustainable and serve as a model for other places throughout the West.

Translating Science into Action

Help advocate for better land management decisions and hold agencies accountable for complying with laws and regulations. We will help you to become more deeply involved in public lands stewardship by participating in public lands planning processes and other decision-making processes. Your efforts will help us build goodwill and strategic partnerships with land managers and tribal communities.





