In 15 minutes I trained 5 GMRI educators & community types (citizen scientists perhaps?!) to collect Vital Signs data. The training site was the grass field behind GMRI, so we used our imaginations to screen a quadrat for loosestrife, catch crayfish in a stream, and pull submersed plants from a pond.
I pulled together 4 sets of equipment and sent them on their way. They are heading to their backyards and to places of interest to gather information that'll chub up the database.
