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I've always felt that there is a huge learning opportunity here. "The nature of citizen science is changing; citizens aren't simply used solely for data collection," says Steven Gray, assistant professor of community sustainability at Michigan State University and the study's lead author. "They are designing the protocols, conducting the experiments, securing funding, and implementing the plans. They may not have the credentials of scientists, but they have the capacity to engage in the same approaches."

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