{"id":11580,"date":"2026-04-27T20:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T00:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/?page_id=11580"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:17:12","slug":"citizen-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/en\/citizen-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Citizen science allows everyone to contribute to scientifiresearch by observing, photographing, or recording everyday phenomena. By sharing your observations, you help scientists better understand biodiversity, natural habitats, and changes affecting the environment. Want to get involved? Here\u2019s a list of projects to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11751 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_1_en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_1_en.png 986w, https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_1_en-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_1_en-768x175.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/treetraque.ca\/fr_ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Track Your Tree<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Invites you to observe the seasonal changes in a chosen tree and share your observations to help track the effects of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canopeesherbrooke.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Canop\u00e9e Sherbrooke<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Discover a project raising awareness about the urban heat island effect and the importance of trees in providing shade, reducing heat and pollution, and improving human health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parcsensante.com\/fr#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Parcs en sant\u00e9 (Healthy Parks)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">The <em>PARCS en Sant\u00e9 <\/em>project aims to generate the scientific knowledge needed to develop an effective and sustainable intervention strategy designed to protect the biodiversity of large peri-urban natural parks while reducing health risks associated with tick-borne diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/partenariatforetsante.ca\/pisteurs-de-tordeuses\/a-propos-du-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pisteurs de tordeuses<\/strong> (<strong>Leafroller Trackers)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Allows you to participate in scientific monitoring of forest-associated butterflies using a collection kit and a simple protocol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/waterrangers.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Water Rangers<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Test water in lakes and rivers, then share your results in an open database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11755 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_2_en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_2_en.png 592w, https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_2_en-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebecoiseaux.org\/fr\/ebird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Qu\u00e9bec Oiseaux (eBird Qc)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Share your bird sightings and view collected data from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/chauve-souris.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bats<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Help locate bat colonies to better track their evolution and their decline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>iNaturalist<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Take photos of plants, animals, or fungi and contribute to a global scientific database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cwhc-rcsf.ca\/report_and_submit.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Canadian Wildlife Health Network<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Report dead or sick wild animals to help monitor Canada\u2019s wildlife health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11759 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_3_en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_3_en.png 1205w, https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_3_en-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_3_en-1024x191.png 1024w, https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_3_en-768x143.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etick.ca\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>eTick<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Identify ticks using photos to help track their spread and their disease transmission risks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-butterfly.org\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>eButterfly<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Submit your butterfly sightings to support their monitoring and conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-monarch.org\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mission Monarque<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Report your monarch butterfly sightings to help protect this endangered migratory species.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/abeillescitoyennes.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Citizen Bees<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Contribute to the inventory of wild pollinator biodiversity in Quebec by participating in this project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chenilles-espionnes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spy Caterpillars<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Set up fake caterpillars to study the presence of predators and of pest insects&#8217; parasites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11763 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_4_en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_4_en.png 724w, https:\/\/mns2.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Science-citoyenne_4_en-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oasisnuitetoilee.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Oasis nuit \u00e9toil\u00e9e (Starry Night Oasis)\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Discover how to enjoy a high-quality starry sky while reducing light pollution and its effects on biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong>Other promising initiatives: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/biodiversite-quebec.ca\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Biodiversit\u00e9 Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">This platform brings together several citizen science projects related to biodiversity in Quebec.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parcmontbellevue.com\/reserve-naturelle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mont Bellevue Nature Reserve<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">This location provides a setting for discovery, observation, and educational activities related to local biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mycosphaera.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mycosphaera<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">An organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of fungi, with the aim of promoting the development of mycology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3299ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caas.sherbrooke.qc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Club des astronomes amateurs de Sherbrooke<\/strong><strong> (<\/strong><strong>Sherbrooke Amateur Astronomers Club)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">Contributes to citizen science projects, notably through its participation in the GMN meteor observation network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong>Expo-sciences Estrie<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">This science outreach and engagement initiative, led by Technoscience Estrie, has been engaging young people for several decades and is always looking for sponsors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong>Action Saint-Fran\u00e7ois \/ Salon de la nature<\/strong><strong>\u202f <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">This organization mobilizes citizens to take concrete action to protect waterways, plant trees, and raise awareness, in a similar approach to that of citizen science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong>Mus\u00e9e de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke (Projet Sherbrooke au naturel)<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #3299ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mns2.ca\/projet-sherbrooke-au-naturel\/\">https:\/\/mns2.ca\/projet-sherbrooke-au-naturel\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">The Museum runs &#8220;Sherbrooke au naturel&#8221;, a citizen-led nature photography project that combines art, natural sciences, and public engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\"><strong>Do you have an idea for a project? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3299ff;\">The Fonds de recherche du Qu\u00e9bec offers the ENGAGEMENT program for Quebec\u2019s citizens. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #3299ff; 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