Using Mosquitoes in NASA Science as theme, we built a new collaborative program with big science partners to bring master naturalist-level environmental education to all ages and incorporating reciprocity through participatory citizen science.

Taking mosquito control outreach into the classroom and field by going beyond the standard Tip, Toss, Turn message: Often citizens seek engagement and the knowledge that empowers an action for a change. It’s a win/win when we empower continued learning with a call to action by delivering the message in easily understandable portions. Here we share a new program series built through a collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, NASA GLOBE Observer, Texas Department of State Health Services and Harris County Mosquito and Vector Control Division. The program series delivers the Who, What, Why and How in mosquito- and environmental science in an open-science (participatory-science) format to audiences at community centers, environmental learning facilities, libraries, and science classrooms. We share the programs’ gestalt, early successes, and continued challenges.