Citizen Science Volunteer Opportunities in the Cameron Peak Burn Area
Interested in helping with Cameron Peak Fire recovery efforts and post-fire monitoring and data collection? This informative webinar about citizen science programs details how you can become involved in post-fire recovery efforts by sharing and contributing to data monitoring and collection programs.
Here are some resources you need to get involved with citizen science initiatives within the Cameron Peak burn area:
The National Weather Service’s SKYWARN Storm Spotter Program, a volunteer network of 350,000-400,000 trained severe weather spotters - https://www.weather.gov/bou/Spotternews
Submit a weather report at https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/report/
Find National Weather Service on social media @NWSBoulder, #cowx
NWS website https://www.weather.gov/bou/
Weather Story at https://www.weather.gov/bou/weatherstory
Hazardous weather outlook at https://weather.gov/bou/hwo
Forecast discussion at https://weather.gov/bou/afd
Sign up for Larimer County Alerts at https://leta911.org/
Stream Tracker’s community-powered stream monitoring program - engaging volunteers in tracking when and where water is flowing within the Poudre Watershed - https://www.streamtracker.org
To volunteer email Kira Puntenney-Desmond at info@streamtracker.org
Project page on anecdata.org: https://www.anecdata.org/projects/view/550
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRAHS) grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow) - https://www.cocorahs.org/application.aspx
Request a free gauge: Email peter.goble@colostate.edu. We'll take a look at your location in relation to the burn scar, and if we like your site we'll go ahead and ship it to you.
The Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed’s Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring Program - https://www.poudrewatershed.org/volunteer
Hally Strevey, Watershed Project Manager - hallys@poudrewatershed.org
Before venturing out please check for any trail closures within the burn area: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/arp/alerts-notices/?aid=60887. Be safe and thank you for your time and energy!