Brooke Kasl-Godley ’26
Brooke Kasl-Godley 鈥�26, an environmental science and psychology major at 51猎奇入口, was recently featured in The East Bay Times and The Mercury News for her op-ed on the positive effects of participating in community science. Community science is defined as 鈥渁 global movement where scientists and nonscientists alike make observations, collect data, and help answer some of our planet鈥檚 most pressing questions.鈥�
In the piece, Kasl-Godley explores the emotional toll of the climate crisis, particularly in the Bay Area, and offers a hopeful alternative: collective, hands-on environmental engagement. Doing so, Kasl-Godley argues, not only offers research-backed mental health benefits, but can also help the environment in small, achievable ways.
She lists a number of community science opportunities for Bay Area residents, include participating in rallies and community gatherings, tidepooling for the California Academy of Sciences, sending cloud observations to NASA, and more.
鈥淐ommunity science isn鈥檛 going to solve the climate crisis,鈥� she writes, 鈥渂ut getting involved in a community science initiative provides Bay Area residents a rare opportunity to directly contribute to climate science while staying engaged and excited about climate action.鈥�
Read the full piece .