Combatting Climate Anxiety through Community Science

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the news these days and to fear
for the future. What if you could interrupt doomscrolling and
contribute to conservation at the same time? That’s the idea behind
programs like Adventure Scientists, eBird and iNaturalist. Guest
Gregg Treinish, founder and executive director of Adventure
Scientists, joins host Rachel Feltman to talk about community
science in the great outdoors.  Learn more about Adventure
Scientists Contribute to the California Biodiversity project
Contribute to the Tracking Eastern Hemlock project Read Treinish’s
opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle E-mail us at
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Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.
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