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Citizen Science

If you’ve ever wanted to be involved in the great work that scientists do, this is your chance.

Welcome to the age of so-called citizen science, where you and I – all of us – can volunteer to participate in everything from counting the birds visiting a backyard feeder and characterizing recordings of bat calls to sorting out sunspots and analyzing real-life cancer data. It’s time to Bioblitz

W. Brooks Paternotte took the helm of Irvine Nature Center as executive director in July 2013 and immediately began building on the strong 35-year foundation. Brooks is a Baltimore native who was a teacher, coach, advisor, dean and Head of the Middle School during his 13 years at Boys’ Latin School in Baltimore. He is also an instructor and ambassador of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and is a Leave No Trace Master, as well as an avid outdoorsman and a features writer for FlyLife Magazine.
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