0202411210012
Public “Campfires and Science” and 'Science for All' events from 2017-2021 Description: “Campfires and Science” started in early 2017 with a focus on citizen science in biodiversity Between June 2018 and October 2021, the charity Science for All organised twelve free events including eight free “Campfires and Science” family friendly events in Victoria, including events in critically-endangered Leadbeater’s Possum habitat. In addition we ran a number of free lab-based events.
STARDIT ID:
STARDIT ID:
0202411210012
Dates
State completed
Start 2017-02-08
End 2021-05-16
Form updated 2024-11-21
Report authors
Location
Victoria, Australia
Aims
improve citizen science in biodiversity
improve awareness of natural heritage and ways of getting involved in evidence-informed management
Keywords
citizen science
biodiversity
"campfires and science"
Category
research
Inputs
organisation
Royal Society of Victoria (link)
Task: Auspicing organisation, provided public liability insurance
Compensation: volunteer
funding
grant from the State Government of Victoria
funding
Public donations
Outputs and impacts
knowledge translation
State: Completed
Science for All had 10 students on placement, who were supported and trained in organising events, public involvement and commnunications
Impact: 10 placements went on to full time employment and requested references
event
Twelve free events including eight free “Campfires and Science” family friendly events in Victoria (link)
Impact: trained over 150 volunteers in biodiversity surveying techniques. In combination with other grant streams we have co-created novel detection methods and trained over 25 people in the process, including using lab equipment, which is essential to the environmental DNA technique.
knowledge translation
trained 3 people to run ‘Campfires and Science’ events
knowledge translation
explored, developed and evaluated different ways of detecting species with eDNA that could be completed by citizen scientists.
Impact: novel method developed and successfully tested