The National Science Foundation (USA)  nvites reporters to participate in a live webcast on citizen science on Tuesday, July 31, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

This webcast will cover how citizen scientists are helping to advance science, the rapid growth and future of citizen science, and the Frontiers issue and conference on citizen science.  The August 2012 Special Issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, which is published by the Ecological Society of America (ESA), is titled Citizen Science-New Pathways to Public Involvement in Research and is available for free download starting at 12:01 a.m. on August 1 on the Frontierswebsite. This issue is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).