This report presents a compilation of 15 case studies of environmental agency programs that actively involve the public to complement official action and to establish a collaborative role in protecting the environment. This report was prepared by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a non-partisan research and education center working to strengthen environmental protection by improving law and governance worldwide. While ELI sought to highlight a wide range of citizen science examples, the emphasis is on citizen science at environmental agencies and its uses in environmental protection programs, particularly in air and water programs.
This collection of state, tribal and local citizen science programs was supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development (ORD).
