Thank you for becoming a block leader!
Your help with the following three goals is essential.
Goal 1: Map out your block! Identify the positive and negative elements you know of or notice on the block. To map the positives and negatives of your
block area, you will be provided an aerial map of your block. Positive and negative elements can be places, events at places, places that have pleasant/unpleasant environments, or anything else you can think of. Once you have identified these positive and negative elements you will write a brief description of each location and the reason why you marked it on your block map. In addition, during this time you will collect information about dissamenties along one side of your block and an adjacent block. In addition, you will collect data on dissamenities from your block, using this data sheet. You will be asked to do this twice early in the season and twice at the end of the season.
Goal 2: Engage 5 other members of your block to participate in citizen science sampling! You will be given 5 citizen science packets that include all the materials they will need to collect data to hand out to individuals. If you find that family members would like to participate in data collection, we ask
that you either have them do data collection collectively through on packet, or each member samples from a different area. We would like to reduce sampling overlap as much as possible and get a representative sample of the entire block. Individuals will be sampling and collecting data from their homes or the nearest yard to their homes.
Goal 3: Collect data!
Next find a public outdoor space from which you will collect data on mosquito presence/absence. These are the data sheets that you will use: Spot the first mosquito of the year! Finding larvae. Habitats. Nuisance data.
Your data will be representative of the block community space and is critical in building a clear picture of the collective issues your block
may face.
Contact us to learn more and to discuss compensation!
Your help with the following three goals is essential.
Goal 1: Map out your block! Identify the positive and negative elements you know of or notice on the block. To map the positives and negatives of your
block area, you will be provided an aerial map of your block. Positive and negative elements can be places, events at places, places that have pleasant/unpleasant environments, or anything else you can think of. Once you have identified these positive and negative elements you will write a brief description of each location and the reason why you marked it on your block map. In addition, during this time you will collect information about dissamenties along one side of your block and an adjacent block. In addition, you will collect data on dissamenities from your block, using this data sheet. You will be asked to do this twice early in the season and twice at the end of the season.
Goal 2: Engage 5 other members of your block to participate in citizen science sampling! You will be given 5 citizen science packets that include all the materials they will need to collect data to hand out to individuals. If you find that family members would like to participate in data collection, we ask
that you either have them do data collection collectively through on packet, or each member samples from a different area. We would like to reduce sampling overlap as much as possible and get a representative sample of the entire block. Individuals will be sampling and collecting data from their homes or the nearest yard to their homes.
Goal 3: Collect data!
Next find a public outdoor space from which you will collect data on mosquito presence/absence. These are the data sheets that you will use: Spot the first mosquito of the year! Finding larvae. Habitats. Nuisance data.
Your data will be representative of the block community space and is critical in building a clear picture of the collective issues your block
may face.
Contact us to learn more and to discuss compensation!
