Engage With Us
At Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, citizen scientists can participate in the scientific process, formulate research questions, conduct scientific experiments, collect, and analyze data, interpret results, make new discoveries, develop technologies and applications, and solve complex problems. All skill levels are welcome, and volunteers may work in the field or remotely.
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- Save the Date
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We are pleased to be part of the 4th annual symposium on the Grand Staircase-Escalante Region, planned for March 20-22, 2025. Details will be posted here when finalized. Meanwhile, please visit the Escalante River Watershed Partnership to learn more.
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Get Involved
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Citizen Scientists may be employed in a number of particular fields including:
Flora - Tree age determination (dendrochronology)
- Rare plant distribution
- Phenology of plants
- Lichen
- Biological Soil Crusts
Fauna - Western Firefly project
- Utah Pollinator Pursuit
- Monarch butterfly conservation
- Utah Spider BioBlitz
- Pinyon Jay
- Bighorn
- Amphibians
- Beaver crowd-sourced data collection
Miscellaneous - Roadkill observations may be posted on iNaturalist
- Utah Water Watch
- Microplastics in soils of Grand Staircase study with Utah Tech University (BLM contact Raven Chavez)
- Tools
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- iNaturalist (Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument)
- CitSci
- Plant Identification Resources for the Colorado Plateau
- How To Presentation for iNaturalist - Using Citizen Science to Support Records of Plant Biodiversity, by Ellen Eiriksson SciStarter
- Zooniverse
- LandPKS
- North American Breeding Bird Survey
- Internships
- Local Engagement
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- Monument Advisory Committee
- Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners
- GSENM Paleontology Volunteer Program
- Christmas Bird Count
- Escalante River Watershed Partnership
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National Engagement
- Additional Citizen Science Information