Environmental Justice

This committee discusses topics related to environmental justice including, gentrification, redlining, and equity related to urban landscapes and wildlife. They use scientific papers and reports to direct discussions and are actively working on manuscripts unpacking these themes with data collected by UWIN partners.

Engagement and Outreach

This committee’s mission is to develop resources and tools for diverse communities (scientists, landowners, government municipalities, urban designers, etc.) to engage with wildlife conservation and management. An ongoing project is expanding the Urban Wildlife Project webpage.

Acoustics

This committee is working to develop new systematic UWIN protocols related to the monitoring of wildlife. They have trialed the use of Audiomoths in 10 UWIN cities and are collaborating with Cornell’s BirdNET and WildTrax to interpret acoustic bird data and develop methodologies for data analysis.

One Health

This committee is widely interested in facilitating multi-city projects that focus on the health of wildlife, people, and the environment - concepts related to One Health . Currently, they are developing methodologies to survey tick diversity and abundance as well as tick-borne pathogen presence and prevalence in participating UWIN cities

Technology

This committee is working to expand the application of novel technology to UWIN research. Some projects include verifying the application of machine learning to annotate urban photo data and incorporating citizen science into a research workflow.

Field Safety

This committee was formed to develop safety protocols for UWIN partners. This team has developed a living ‘UWIN Field Safety Guide’ which remains flexible and adaptable for future partner needs. Members also maintain a library of field safety resources, including protocols from other labs/universities and published papers.

Community Science

This committee provides resources and supports to partners interested in developing sustainable programming that integrates community members into UWIN data collection, annotation, outreach, and other components of UWIN research.