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Much like with Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ’s Christmas Bird Count, there are two potential roles for people interested in volunteering with the Climate Watch project: participant and coordinator. This page provides information for coordinators.

Climate Watch Local Coordinators are volunteers who manage their group or area’s participation in Climate Watch by recruiting participants, training them to plan and conduct Climate Watch surveys, and ensuring that the data they collect are submitted to the national Climate Watch team. The coordinator also communicates the science and rationale behind the program, including providing information on the predicted future range changes of the target species. Without a regional coordinator, coordinators will also serve as the main point of contact with the national Climate Watch team and help to improve the program by providing feedback based on their group’s experiences.

Climate Watch Regional Coordinators are volunteers who facilitate the Climate Watch program at a state or regional level by identifying, recruiting, and training local coordinators and connecting individual volunteers with coordinated efforts in their state. Regional coordinators are critical for volunteers to participate in this program across the state; they will gain valuable experience facilitating this community science effort across a large landscape and serving as the primary point of contact.

Interested in being a Climate Watch Coordinator?  and then read the materials below to get started.

Step 1   |   Step 2   |   Step 3   |   Step 4   |  Step 5   

Step 1: Learn How to be a Coordinator

(Dec 11, 2024) - This webinar covers the science behind the program, provides an overview of Climate Watch, steps through the protocol, and shares some recent results. 

(April 15, 2021) - This webinar covers the science behind Climate Watch and the basics of how to participate for those new to the program.

(Oct 28, 2021) - Two of our Chapters Leaders that serve as Coordinators for their Climate Watch groups share their tips for organizing a Climate Watch program.

 (April 16, 2020) - This webinar covers an update on Climate Watch as we suspend the summer 2020 survey season in light of COVID-19. Included are coordinator tips and a presentation by Leigh Altadonna, President of Wyncote Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ.

Step 2: Learn the Survey Procedure

• A  provides a general overview of the effort to participants
• An overview  of the Climate Watch program (3 min). Check out our recorded webinars in the Climate Watch learning center.
•  explains the scientific protocol in detail, what data is collected and includes coordinator tips
• Climate Watch Protocol:
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Printable for the 12 target species.

Step 3: Promote your Local Efforts with these Materials

• Social media for engagement
• Overview  for engagement and informational purposes
• Animated  for engagement 
• Bird Stickers featuring the 12 target species! Download the printable file . Use Avery® Easy Peel® Labels, Print to the Edge, Permanent Adhesive, Matte, 2" Round, 300 Labels (22877).
• Promotional 
• Climate Watch overview  
• Climate Watch 
• Letter to Editor
• Letter to Elected Officials 

Step 4: Use our Online Mapping Tools to Plan your Surveys

Listen to our recent webinar on (Nov 5, 2021)

Start here to use the Climate Watch Survey Planner Mapping Tool: 

• Instructions on how to use the tool to explore squares and plan survey point locations are available through the information icon in the Planner.
• If you are asked for login credentials, please follow these steps
  • 1. Go to arcgis.com and login with the provided credentials.
  • Username : ClimateWatch Password: Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ1
  • 2. Once logged in and while in the same window, go to the top and navigate to 

Start here to Claim a Climate Watch Square:  

• Instructions on how to use the tool to claim a square are available through the information icon in the Planner.

Step 5: Stay Informed about How to Submit Data

• A Powerpoint slide deck detailing an 
• For use in the field here are optional resources,  and . If you use these paper-based methods please only submit them using option #2 or #3 on this page. 
• Learn about the .

If you are in need of guidance around how to run a Climate Watch survey accounting for COVID,  please use our COVID guidelines here to ensure safety of your participants.

The Climate Watch support team can be contacted at climatewatch@audubon.org.

• Brooke Bateman, Senior Director of Climate and Community Science
• Cooper Farr, Manager, Community Science