Adventure Scientists

🌟 It’s been an incredible 2024 here at Adventure Scientists thanks to the amazing volunteers, partners, and donors who’ve made it all possible. In 2024, volunteers collected thousands of data points to support seven projects across the country with nearly a dozen scientific partners. Together, Adventure Scientists volunteers: 🦠 Contributed to scientists finding 18 new species of Enterococcus bacteria, one of the leading causes of drug-resistant bacterial infections 🌲 Scouted for cones to support reforestation after wildfires 🛶 Located invasive species to protect our river ecosystems ♻️ Cleaned up trash to inform long-term pollution policy solutions in our national parks 🌵 Monitored for human impacts to our wild spaces 🐝 Surveyed for bumble bees to protect our pollinators 🐞 Collected soil and insect samples to conserve California’s rich biodiversity At this critical time for our planet, every action counts. Thank you for being a key part of it all. ❤️ 📸 Michelle Toshack, Xerces Society (photo 10)

As we reach the close of a turbulent year and feel the uncertainty of 2025, our founder, Gregg Treinish, offers his perspective on how citizen science can be a vital ally in the fight to stop climate change. Read his new opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle. Read the full story at the link below. ⬇️ http://bit.ly/3ZUtsLL

📣 New webinar alert! 📣 Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, January 15th, to launch Adventure Scientists’ new Tracking Eastern Hemlock project! Eastern hemlock trees are a crucial part of forest ecosystems across the eastern United States, yet have been devastated by the woolly adelgid, an invasive aphid-like insect. We’ll be asking volunteers to complete observations and assess the health of eastern hemlock trees that have survived a woolly adelgid infestation. These rare survivors may possess genetic resistance to the pest and offer hope for future hemlock conservation. Volunteers will scout across national forests in Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia in search of these lingering survivors. Hear from Adventure Scientists staff on the data the project aims to collect and how it will be used by our partners on the project to support hemlock recovery efforts. Staff will also be on standby to answer any questions. Can’t join live? If you sign up, you can get a recording of the event to watch after! 🔗 to learn more and register  https://lnkd.in/g7VK8ymG

Meet Lisa, one of 16 amazing volunteers who joined us for our Grand Staircase-Escalante project earlier this year with Grand Staircase Escalante Partners. ⁠ The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah is one of the most remote places in the country with stunning and varied terrain, including canyons, the Escalante River, and the Kaiparowits Plateau. As the largest national monument in the contiguous United States, it’s also a popular spot to visit. ⁠ ⁠ More visitors can sometimes mean more disturbances to the wilderness of this incredible place. In April, we had experienced backpackers volunteer to help monitor for human impacts to the national monument such as graffiti, trash, off-road vehicle use, and other disturbances. Their data is helping to inform how the national monument can be maintained effectively to preserve its wilderness characteristics. ⁠ ⁠ Thank you to Lisa and our amazing volunteers who joined the project to help keep our wild places wild. 🌼⁠ #grandstaircaseescalante 

Now through December 31st, you could win a Mountainsmith Antero 35F sleeping bag with any $50+ donation to Adventure Scientists! Keeping you warm in as low as 35 degree temperatures, this could be the perfect addition to your outdoor adventures in 2025. Plus, your gift will help us take on conservation challenges around the world next year - it’s a win win. 🔗 to donate and enter the raffle! https://lnkd.in/gju_mvxY 

Have you met Adventure Scientists’ founder and Executive Director, Gregg Treinish? As an adventurer who has been to some of the most remote parts of the globe, Gregg wanted his love of exploring and of the natural world to have as much meaning as possible. He founded Adventure Scientists in 2011 to connect the outdoor community with scientists who need outdoor data to find answers to the most pressing conservation and climate challenges. From skiing through chest deep snow in Mongolia to track wolverines, to poling for his life from the biggest bull hippo he’d ever seen while collecting water samples in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, to collecting scat (yes, poop) from bears in Alaska to support antibiotic resistance research, every adventure has had a greater purpose since starting Adventure Scientists. Curious to hear more about Gregg’s story? Join him for a talk in New York (or online via the livestream) at The Explorers Club on January 6th! Gregg will share more about what can happen when people who love the outdoors leverage their passion to save the environment. Learn more at the link below. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g54tWjmE

♻️The #PlasticFreeParks 2024 report is in! In 2024, volunteers documented 12,646 pieces of trash from 58 sites across the country. The result? Nearly 80% of trash recorded in U.S. National Parks is plastic. These efforts helped contribute vital data to inform long-term solutions to plastic pollution in our national parks. Learn more about the report and how to get involved in fixing the plastic pollution crisis at the link below from our partners at The 5 Gyres Institute. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the project this year! https://lnkd.in/gck6FqQp 📸 The 5 Gyres Institute

If you’re planning to hit the slopes to celebrate #InternationalMountainDay, consider adding a little conservation to your ski season with a custom pair of Adventure Scientists-branded Peak Skis! Every pair of custom-branded Adventure Scientists skis sold means a portion of your purchase goes directly to supporting conservation efforts, from protecting biodiversity to mitigating climate change to keeping our wild places wild. 🔗 to learn more about our partnership with Peak Ski Company and check out the skis! https://lnkd.in/gYxHWi2N #PeakSkis #SkiForACause #AdventureScientists #Conservation #2425Lineup

Together, we make an impact. In 2024, we forged bonds between people and nature to promote resilient forests, protect biodiversity, and preserve wild spaces. Be part of what’s next — give today to support vital conservation efforts. 📅 Donate by December 31st at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gju_mvxY #AdventureScientists #TogetherForConservation #ExploreCollectProtect

Swipe to learn a little more about our California Biodiversity project, happening now through August 2025. We’re still looking for volunteers to collect soil and insect samples across the state! Learn more and apply to join at the project page. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gfbkZVUW