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SUMMARY:Young Scientists! Discovering Nature in your Own Backyard 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: Young Scientists! Discovering Nature in your Own Backyard =0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441600847=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2012-06-16=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2012-06-16=0D=0A=0D=0AFamily Program with Loree Griffin Burns=0D=0A==0D=0A=SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 11:00 AM=0D=0A==0D=0A=Join scientist and author Loree Griffin Burns for an introduction to the fascinating world of citizen science, which promotes the goal of 'science for everyone, everywhere.' From tallying beach debris (International Coastal Cleanup) and monitoring native bee populations (Great Sunflower Project) to tagging monarch butterflies (Monarch Watch) and hunting ladybugs (Lost Ladybug Project), Burns has practiced citizen science in her own backyard, coordinated events in her community, observed events from Central Park to central Mexico, and has now written about these experiences in her new book for young readers, Citizen Scientists. Prepare to be inspired!=0D=0A=0D=0AStart time:11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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