Absolutely! Look to your local state and city parks (many do small research projects), metro/city biologists, regional USFW offices, zoos, nonprofits like the Xerces Society as well as local nonprofits, and watershed councils. Meg
> On Sep 20, 2018, at 9:19 AM, Pati Vitt <pv...@chicagobotanic.org> wrote: > > Yes! Look especially at science done in museums and botanical gardens...if > that’s the type of research that you enjoy. But, the research will vary from > genetics to organismal questions at those institutions. Some researchers > will take on a volunteer for a short term (like vacation) for fieldwork, or > if they know that you might be a returning team member...so they only have to > train you once. Obviously, opportunities may be limited where you live. > > Pati Vitt > >> On Sep 20, 2018, at 5:48 PM, Angela Trenkle <angelatren...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I have a background in the sciences and tried for six years after graduation >> to either get a full time permanent job or into graduate school within the >> field, but no luck. >> >> As of right now, I have a permanent job (not in the sciences), but this >> field is still a true passion of mine and I was wondering if it was possible >> to continue being a part of this field, but as a volunteer. I truly enjoy >> being a part of it and there are certain areas that I still want to go and >> help out with research. >> >> I'd be willing to take the vacation time off and pay any necessary fees. My >> main question was do scientists still welcome help on projects, not >> necessarily citizen science based, even if the person doing the help is not >> a scientist themselves (but has the passion, experience, and background)? >> >> Thanks, >> Angela
