Outside Science (inside parks): Blue Skies and Dragonflies

The Outside Science (inside parks) series shares stories of crucial, creative science. Each episode, produced in collaboration with Colorado State University, highlights the many ways young people are getting involved in science in parks. Part citizen science, part education, these videos cover topics such as sea turtles and light pollution, toxic algal blooms, and mercury levels in dragonfly larvae. Watch this and all the previous episodes on the Explore Nature website or the Explore Nature YouTube Channel.

This episode takes us to Rocky Mountain National Park and Great Sand Dunes National Park, two of over 50 parks participating in the Dragonfly Mercury Project, a nationwide study that works with citizen scientists and community volunteers to collect dragonfly larvae for mercury analysis.

Duration:

3 minutes, 58 seconds

In this episode follow us to Rocky Mountain National Park and Great Sand Dunes National Park, two of over 50 parks participating in the Dragonfly Mercury Project.

Filmed by Ron Bend and edited by Weston Dockter, Colorado State University