Brooke Kasl-Godley ’26
Brooke Kasl-Godley ’26, an environmental science and psychology major at Scripps College, 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 “a global movement where scientists and nonscientists alike make observations, collect data, and help answer some of our planet’s most pressing questions.”
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.
“Community science isn’t going to solve the climate crisis,” she writes, “but 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.”
Read the full piece here.