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How do I become a Watcher?

More on what it means to be a watcher ...

You can become a watcher either as an individual, or as part of a 'watch' group. Watch group leaders - please read the information on watch groups later on this page.

If you do not want to become a watcher, you can visit the site as a guest. Remember though - a guest can only browse the site, they cannot enter information! Wouldn't it be much more fun and more informative to be a registered watcher?

How it works:

• On registering, everyone gets their own username and password. Every time you return to the site, you can use these to log in and enter your observations;
• To enter an observation, you will need to add a location to your personal list. Once you have a location in your list, the project will know exactly where your observations are coming from. You can add more than one location, but make sure they are places that you pass every day!
• You can make changes to your observations up until the project administrator verifies them. That is, the project administrator will check entered observations to make sure they are accurate and properly entered. Once the observations have been verified, they become part of the Thousand Eyes database and then only the administrator can change them.
• You can join a registered group (such as a class), by entering your group's Group ID, which will be provided to you by your group leader (a teacher, for example). Once you have joined a group, your observations will be included with those from the rest of the group.

So What Watchers do Include:

• taking part in a scientific study to help us understand the effects of climate change on our plants, animals, insects and weather;
• understanding our natural world through observing and accurately recording natural events;
• learning about natural events in Nova Scotia from 100 years ago;
• exploring outdoors to find the plants and wildlife you have chosen to observe;
• getting fresh air and exercise; and
• practicing their computer skills after exploring the great outdoors!

Click here to find out about being an individual watcher

Click here to find out about joining a group
NOTE: If you are already logged in, you must create a group from your personal profile page.

Click here to find out about creating a group and being a group leader

All you need to do is sign up here! You only need to sign up once and after that you can log in to the web site from the home page to take part in the exciting world of phenology!

The Thousand Eyes Project Needs You!

We hope you are now interested enough in the Thousand Eyes project to become actively involved. This is a great opportunity to sharpen your observation and recording skills, and to help you to get to know the natural world right on your doorstep! You will also be helping scientists to discover more about climate change and perhaps help save the planet!

Thank you for visiting us here at Thousand Eyes. We hope to see you signed up very soon!

If you feel you need more information before deciding, please contact the project coordinator:

Coordinator,
Thousand Eyes Project
E-mail: info@thousandeyes.ca