TreeSnap: A citizen science app connecting tree enthusiasts and forest scientists

Ellen Crocker; Bradford Condon; Abdullah Almsaeed; Benjamin Jarret; C. Dana Nelson; Albert G. Abbott; Doreen Main; Margaret Staton

doi:10.1002/ppp3.41

TreeSnap: A citizen science app connecting tree enthusiasts and forest scientists

Ellen Crocker, Bradford Condon, Abdullah Almsaeed, Benjamin Jarret, C. Dana Nelson, Albert G. Abbott, Doreen Main, Margaret Staton

Forestry and Natural Resources

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Abstract

The scientists that study and work to improve forest health need information on where pests and diseases are spreading, as well as where healthy, resilient trees remain. TreeSnap is a citizen science project and mobile app created to meet this need by enabling citizens to easily submit global positioning system (GPS) locations, photos, and observational information about trees of interest to scientists. The app was designed and built to ensure that the data being collected directly helps scientists engaged in a number of forest health research activities, including studying the genetic diversity of tree species, breeding trees, and monitoring tree health.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-52
Number of pages	6
Journal	Plants People Planet
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.41
State	Published - Jan 2020

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant NSF‐PGRP #1444573. We thank The American Chestnut Foundation for their partnership in this project and our other scientific partners: U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, Forest Restoration Alliance, Hemlock Restoration Initiative, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Division of Forestry, Atlanta Botanical Garden, University of Connecticut Plant Computational Genomics Lab, Washington State University – Puyallup Ornamental Plant Pathology program, Oregon State University, and Oregon Department of Forestry. We also thank all the TreeSnap users who have made this project a success.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant NSF-PGRP #1444573. We thank The American Chestnut Foundation for their partnership in this project and our other scientific partners: U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, Forest Restoration Alliance, Hemlock Restoration Initiative, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Division of Forestry, Atlanta Botanical Garden, University of Connecticut Plant Computational Genomics Lab, Washington State University – Puyallup Ornamental Plant Pathology program, Oregon State University, and Oregon Department of Forestry. We also thank all the TreeSnap users who have made this project a success.

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© 2019 The Authors, Plants, People, Planet © New Phytologist Trust

Keywords

chestnut
citizen science
forest health
mobile app
restoration breeding
treesnap

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Plant Science
Forestry
Horticulture

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