Sharman Apt Russell is a widely published and anthologized nature and science writer based in New Mexico, United States. Her topics include citizen science, living in place, public lands grazing, archaeology, flowers, butterflies, and Pantheism. She is also an avid 'citizen scientist'.On this episode of Nature Revisited, Russell introduces us to the exploding world of citizen science, where hundreds of thousands of volunteers are monitoring climate change, tracking bird migrations, finding stardust for NASA, and in Russell's case, studying a little-known species, the Western red-bellied tiger beetle. She relates the exciting and rewarding aspects of community science and explains how the sheer number of citizen scientists, combined with new technology and data collection, has begun to shape how research gets done.Sharman's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Citizen-Scientist-Chasing-Engaging/dp/0870717529Sharman's website: https://sharmanaptrussell.comListen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.comSubscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28tSubscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/supportNature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact