Acts of Science: Connected
Earth Day Animal Spot-A-Thon
Originally Aired
April 22, 2026
Topic
Citizen Science Month, America 250, wildlife, trail cameras
Audience
Anyone and everyone!
Watch the Webinar
Description
Watch the recorded webinar to be guided on how to identify animals in trail camera images across Wisconsin, accessible from anywhere in the world. Our participation helps wildlife management teams make better decisions to support local wildlife safety and conservation.
Hear from the project experts, ask questions, and discover how your participation supports important research AND counts towards a goal of 2.50 Million Acts of Science this April (Citizen Science Month!).
Speakers
Mackenzie Glasford
Operations Manager
Madeleine Soss
Volunteer Manager
Demetra Toniolo
Volunteer Manager
Liv Gripko
Volunteer Manager
Pharaoh Graham
Volunteer Management Coordinator
Link Bank
Agenda
Access all links and resources for the event below.
On April 22, 2026, we’re participating in Snapshot Wisconsin, a citizen science project that aims to identify wildlife in trail camera images to track changes in wildlife distributions and abundances over time, and provide data needed to support and inform wildlife management decisions.
Set Up Instructions
- Create a free SciStarter account: SciStarter.org/login.
For participants under 13, adults can set up a family account or educators can create a set of class accounts. - Sign up for Zooniverse at Zooniverse.org (also free!).
- Return to SciStarter.org and click the dropdown icon next to your profile name and select “My Info & Settings” to visit your SciStarter Dashboard.
- Add your Zooniverse username to the “Affiliate Integration” box to start tracking contributions.
- Visit the Snapshot Wisconsin page on Zooniverse to get started on a workflow. Before you work on real data, look through the brief tutorial.
- Start searching for animals! [Optional] Join the Acts of Science Leaderboard for April.
Why do we include steps 3 & 4? By adding your Zooniverse username to your SciStarter Account Settings, this enables all of your classifications to Affiliate projects to count towards 2.50 Million Acts of Science!
Exploring the Project
Snapshot Wisconsin
Classify trail camera photos from anywhere online to help improve wildlife management.
Anytime
Anywhere
Wildlife, Conservation, NASA
Speakers
Mackenzie Glasford
Operations Manager
Madeleine Soss
Volunteer Manager
Liv Gripko
Volunteer Manager
Pharaoh Graham
Volunteer Management Coordinator
Acts of Science – Make it Count!
The SciStarter team will report the Acts of Science completed during the April 22nd event. If you sign onto zoom with us at any point during this event, you will be included in our official attendance report too.
Continue participating and report all the classifications you complete in April to CitizenScienceMonth.org/report!
Let’s See the Impact
The results for “Earth Day Animal Spot-a-thon” will be here. Check back after the event to find out!
Keep participating–This project is available 24/7! Use our Take Home Flyer to start up again anytime.
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