Promote scientific thinking
Citizen science happens when members of the public get involved in scientific research. UNH Extension supports citizen science volunteers in efforts that promote healthy ecosystems, improve scientific research, and promote scientific thinking among youth and adults.
Coastal Research Volunteers
We mobilize volunteers to collect data and learn about coastal issues.

Lakes Lay Monitoring
Volunteers dedicated to the preservation and sound management of lakes through citizen-based monitoring and research.



NH BioBlitz
A species scavenger hunt where volunteers record data on species in certain area in a short period of time.

NH Rabbit Reports
Become a citizen scientist and help us learn about rabbits in New Hampshire.

STEM Schoolyard Sites
Bringing Citizen Science to Schools Through Teacher-Volunteer Partnerships

Articles
Appreciating the beauty, wonder and resiliency of the Granite State
Appreciating the beauty, wonder and resiliency of the Granite State
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Volunteers help record species for New Hampshire towns
A BioBlitz is a species scavenger hunt where volunteers help find and record data on as many different wild living things as possible in a certain are...
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The Coastal Research Volunteers team was out in the field this July helping the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Coastal Program mon...
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Events
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March 23rd, 2023 to April 27th, 2023
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March 30th, 2023, 9:00am - 4:15pm
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March 31st, 2023, 8:30am - 4:00pm
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April 1st, 2023 to June 24th, 2023
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April 1st, 2023, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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April 15th, 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm
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April 21st, 2023, 7:00am - 4:00pm
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June 2nd, 2023, 9:00am - 4:00pm
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June 3rd, 2023, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Resources
These instructions will help you get started using iNaturalist and entering observations as part of the 2021 NH BioBlitz happening on town-owned lands...
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What is the 2021 NH BioBlitz?
In September 2021, UNH Extension is sponsoring a statewide BioBlitz to get community members outside expl... Learn More
In September 2021, UNH Extension is sponsoring a statewide BioBlitz to get community members outside expl... Learn More
What is the NH BioBlitz?
A BioBlitz is a species scavenger hunt where volunteers help find and record data on as many different wild li... Learn More
A BioBlitz is a species scavenger hunt where volunteers help find and record data on as many different wild li... Learn More
Pepperweed is a relatively new invasive plant to New Hampshire and Maine, though it is well established just to our south in Massachusetts. It is a th...
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New Hampshie Regulations
New Hampshire law requires that anyone applying pesticides on property that they do not own, as part of their ... Learn More
New Hampshire law requires that anyone applying pesticides on property that they do not own, as part of their ... Learn More
Mechanical control strategies for managing terrestial invasive plants.
Mechanical control strategies for managing terrestial invasive p... Learn More
Mechanical control strategies for managing terrestial invasive p... Learn More