THE LAND | Thursday, August 26, 2010 1● ● ● ●
S
CIENCE | si-ns|: the intellectual
and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the
structure and behavior of the physical
and natural world through observation and experiment.
Who better to...
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THE LAND | Thursday, August 26, 2010 1● ● ● ●
S
CIENCE | si-ns|: the intellectual
and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the
structure and behavior of the physical
and natural world through observation and experiment.
Who better to contribute to scientific understanding of Australia than the
people out in the natural world,
observing and shaping it: Landcarers?
That idea underpins the “citizen scientists”theme of Landcare Week 2010,
set to run from September 6 to 13.
Citizen science engages the public
to observe changes in the natural
world and report into a central information repository, which can then
serve as a benchmark against which
all future changes are measured.
For instance, last year’s RabbitScan
operation collected information on
rabbit densities, distribution and
damage from 3400 sites around
Australia – an invaluable resource for
scientists wanting to check on shifts
in rabbit populations in the future.
Landcare Australia’s chief executive,
Heathe
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