Science, in theory, is as unbiased as a camera lens with no eye behind it.

Can a march spawned by a political firestorm embrace science at its essence, a quest for the complete and objective truth?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapathy/2017/01/31/can-the-march-for-science-stand-for-objective-non-partisan-truth/#4d90c83b5cd8

Earth Day, April 22, 2017

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3l4BcAXAAEXa64.jpg

Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt R-FL-1

Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space, and Technology

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/861/committees?r=5

The marches for science, on one global interactive map.

The March for Science will be held on 22 April in Washington, D.C.; Science advocates in more than 100 cities around the world say they will hold allied demonstrations the same day.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/marches-science-one-global-interactive-map?utm_source=sciencemagazine&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=marchmap-10996

The National Park Service just turned 100 years old! Celebrate the start of our second century by visiting a park in 2017. During ten days of the year, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone.

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm

Soggy weather has arrived in Southern California, though, on the very day when one of the biggest bird-focused events around officially begins. It's The Great Backyard Bird Count, and people around the world will head outside from Friday, Feb. 17 through Monday, Feb. 20.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/The-Great-Backyard-Bird-Count-Its-On-414087363.html

Technology Helps Illuminate Ecosystems in Urban Areas

A citizen-science movement has been growing over the last few decades, in which amateur and professional researchers collaborate informally and mostly without pay to compile information on various scientific topics. Technologies like the Internet, smartphones, handheld GPS devices and mass-market drones have been a boon to the spread of citizen-science programs.

http://www.potreroview.net/urban-wildlife-adapt-to-san-franciscos-changing-landscapes/

It's winter in North America, but you wouldn't know it in Southern California. In many Los Angeles backyards, Allen's hummingbirds bask in the sunshine as they prepare their nests. To the north, in Seattle, backyards are blanketed in a layer of fluffy white snow. The trees have shed their leaves. Most of the birds that call this city home are hunkering down, waiting for springtime warmth.

https://www.kcet.org/redefine/is-the-allens-hummingbird-in-peril-or-doing-just-fine