Great Lakes Now Contributor Sharon Oosthoek talks about a citizen science initiative involving elementary school students in northeast Michigan.
On Charity Island in Saginaw Bay, students are participating in a long-term scientific study focused on an endangered plant species. Oosthoek wrote about the effort in her latest “Science Says What?” column.
“These students are taking part in a study of restoration efforts for the threatened Pitcher’s Thistle,” Oosthoek said.
The collaboration between the students and scientists has been happening every spring since 2015.
