AT: Citizen Science Summer Series with NASA GLOBE Explorer Mission – Mosquitoes in Science

In person 4-part series NASA GLOBE Observer Mission: Mosquitoes in Science presented at Harris County Precinct 4 parks Klebs Wood Nature Center & at John Paul Landing Park.  Park locations: John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center, 9950 Katy Hockley Rd, Cypress, TX 77433.

Klebs Woods Nature Center located at 20303 Draper Rd, Tomball, TX, 77377

To register for events visit here and enter ‘mosquito’ in search field to narrow results to desired program date and location.  Harris Co parks main user registration page here.

What is community science and how does “NASA’s GLOBE Observer” play a role in it? Join Precinct 4’s Park Naturalist Anita Schiller, PHE, and guest expert Dr. Russanne Low, in an introduction on how you can contribute to this engaging NASA-hosted mosquito science project.

Discussion of mosquito biology, mosquito blooms, vector competency, good mosquitoes, and why we can’t outsmart or outspray them.

Challenges to surveillance, sampling and control methods used by scientists in public health control programs. Discussion to include tracking of virus activity and which criteria are used to inform operations for safety.

Highlights from summer observations and data collection results gleaned from the NASA GLOBE Observer platform.

VMS credit approved for attendance to 1 offering title each month. Log in VMS under AT: Skills Enhancement Courses