Observer Stories


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Observer Profile: An interview with Caryn Beiter

Wed, Oct 14, 2026

In this Observer Story written by UCLA student Audrey Wang, we learn about Nature's Notebook observer Caryn Beiter. Caryn is a long-time Local Phenology Leader at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maine, where she seeks to provide opportunities for community members to contribute meaningful scientific data, grow their sense of place, and deepen their connections with the more-than-human world.


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Student Spotlight: Chuck Haight

Tue, Mar 10, 2026

Students in Dr. Ava Goodale’s Environmental Science Research Course at Deerfield Academy collect environmental data as volunteer scientists, analyze those data in a technical report, and create an interpretive writing piece that tells a story about their experience. The students featured in this series participated in Nature’s Notebook campaigns and were kind enough to share their writing with us.


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Student Spotlight: Henry Cron

Tue, Mar 10, 2026

Students in Dr. Ava Goodale’s Environmental Science Research Course at Deerfield Academy collect environmental data as volunteer scientists, analyze those data in a technical report, and create an interpretive writing piece that tells a story about their experience. The students featured in this series participated in Nature’s Notebook campaigns and were kind enough to share their writing with us.


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Student Spotlight: Eleanor duPont

Tue, Mar 10, 2026

Students in Dr. Ava Goodale’s Environmental Science Research Course at Deerfield Academy collect environmental data as volunteer scientists, analyze those data in a technical report, and create an interpretive writing piece that tells a story about their experience. The students featured in this series participated in Nature’s Notebook campaigns and were kind enough to share their writing with us.