Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has set up public photo stations in four locations, with one more on the way, and is inviting guests to participate in Chronolog, a citizen science project, during their next visit.
“The natural resources department is always looking for ways to involve guests in data collection,” said Will Bennett, research coordinator for the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation. “These photo stations will help us monitor changes in some of our critical habitats using a newer platform.”
Chronolog is a time-lapse program where visitors take photos of a particular area with their own devices and upload them to the Chronolog organization’s website. In addition, guests can go to the website to see a time-lapse slideshow of images from their location and observe how the view has changed over time…