︎LICHENS CITISCI

︎VOLUNTEER DIGITAL TOOLKIT



HELLO LICHENS CITISCI VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN THE PROJECT! YOUR EFFORTS IMPACT SCIENCE AND HELP PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS BETTER MANAGE OUR SHARED PUBLIC LANDS. 


 

WELCOME + ORIENTATION


WELCOME + ORIENTATION 
Check out our short video to learn more about our project.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO. For closed captioning please be sure to click the “CC” button on the lower right side of the video window. 


Let’s Get You Oriented 
There are three phases of the Lichens CitiSci project; Digital Toolkit, Fieldwork, and Assessment. Below is a quick breakdown of the three phases.

Digital Toolkit = Volunteer Training Tool + Certification
Fieldwork = Lichen + Data Collection 
Assessment = Scientific Data Analysis + Critical Review

First you will focus on the Digital Toolkit. Once you complete this phase and get certified, you will learn more about the following two phases.

 
Digital Toolkit Format
This Volunteer Digital Toolkit has been designed to prepare you for Fieldwork. It is suggested that you aim to review all the materials within the next two weeks, culminating in a Certification Quiz live video meeting to unite the volunteer cohort and celebrate the completion of the Digital Toolkit.

The Toolkit is divided into the below outline based on thematic groupings of information. 

Welcome + Orientation 
Tools 
Protocol Trainings
Resources
Certification Quiz Video Call
Digital Toolkit User Survey

The training materials consist of recorded videos, text, images, pdfs, and some additional links. All designed to further enrich your learning experience.

To access the next section, click the “Next-up” feature at the bottom right of every page within the Toolkit to navigate through.