April is ‘Citizen Science Month’ – a worldwide celebration of how people with wide-ranging interests and experiences are doing activities that support learning about animals, plants, the environment, health, astronomy and many other topics scientifically.

For more than 90 years, researchers, our guests and the general public  have done a wide range of science projects at Binna Burra and you can see some examples on our Science Matter blog .

Anyone can get involved with fun citizen science activities, whether from home, out bush, or elsewhere.

During Citizen Science Month in the past two years, a global goal was set for the citizen science community to complete many “Acts of Science”.  Such Acts included, for example, sharing observations, collecting data, or analysing results to support making scientific discoveries. In 2024, people from 126 countries logged more than 1 million Acts of Science in just three weeks. In 2025, Acts of Science exceeded 3 million by the end of April! 

This year, the Australian citizen science community goal of 100,000 Acts of Science in April.

SciStarter Australia provides a list of citizen science projects from across Australia.

Your options:

1. Search for a citizen science project near you!
2. If you are a project leader, add your project to the SciStarter platform, with Australian-based projects flowing through to the national website.​
3. Add a project. Submit your feedback on the beta site to [email protected] or fill in the contact form at www.scistarteraustralia.au/contact​

You can also join the not-for-profit charity, Binna Burra Foundation 

Objectives of the Binna Burra Foundation: 

• To advance the natural environment by facilitating educational, scientific, cultural and heritage programs relating to Woonoongoora (Lamington National Park) (the park) and its surrounds, inclusive of the Binna Burra Cultural Landscape listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. 

• To support land conservation and rehabilitation programs which protect and enhance the natural environment of the park, the Binna Burra Cultural Landscape and their surrounds. 

• To support initiatives to share and celebrate the history and culture of the Yugambeh nation, the traditional custodians of the park and surrounding lands. 

• To promote awareness of Australia’s commitment to the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, particularly in relation to the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. 

• To train the membership and educate the public about the abovementioned objects. 

• To complete and undertake all other such activities that may be required and do all such acts incidental and conducive to the furtherance of the above charitable objects. 

• The Foundation will raise funds to promote the purposes outlined and will work with other similar organisations to achieve these goals. The Foundation is committed to achieving Charitable status.