Results for keyword: volunteers
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Helping Hummingbirds with Citizen Science
The dedicated volunteers of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network gather field data to help conserve the birds they love.
by Jean Palumbo , Sep 12, 2011 -
Calling all science nerds
Across the country, "citizen scientist" volunteers help professional researchers by gathering data on wildlife species, from moose to hummingbirds.
by Jodi Peterson, Sep 04, 2011 -
Conservation groups come and go. Why?
Pat Munday decries the “professionalization” of environmental groups.
by Pat Munday, Jun 09, 2008 -
Red Feather builds homes and communities
The nonprofit Red Feather Development Group recruits volunteers like Zan Wannemuehler to help build straw-bale homes on Indian reservations.
by Erica Ryberg, Feb 05, 2007 -
Fill 'er up with moonshine
Chris Myles plans to fuel his vehicles with homebrewed ethanol, made in a still he built at his home in Silverton, Colo.
by Fletcher Jacobs, Jan 22, 2007 -
Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life
In Diminished Democracy, Harvard University professor Theda Skocpol considers the decline of volunteerism in American life, and what it means for the nation’s democracy
by Staff, Apr 04, 2005






