Wings to Weather in Your Neighborhood
Do you love to dig in the dirt or watch storm clouds roll in? Do your children love to feed birds and hunt for ladybugs? If your family is curious about the outdoors, tell us what you see in your backyard! Join WildWatch, a family-friendly, citizen science initiative of Clark County’s Green Neighbors program. You’ll have fun counting bees, tracking storms, measuring snowfall or keeping vigil over birds’ nests, and you’ll advance science with your observations.
You don’t have to go far to help out. Walk out your door and choose one or two of these simple observations. All of the sites accept your information online and can be done in your own backyard. You can invest as much or as little time as you choose.
WildWatch is brought to you through a partnership between Clark County Solid Waste and Environmental Outreach and the City of Vancouver, with support from the Backyard Bird Shop.
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