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ScienceCache is a scientific geocaching mobile app that connects the public to places where scientists have questions. Anyone can navigate to a site, take pictures and answer questions posed by scientists about plants, animals, water, or geology. The data is then uploaded to a project database where the scientist can access it. This summer we will collect data on huckleberries and their pollinators in Glacier National Park. One goal of this framework is to allow 'easy entry' for scientists into public data collection and outreach. Scientists use a website to set up routes, including 1 or more sites with the location coordinates, hints and photos to help people find the location, the questions to ask and descriptions of how to answer the questions. Features of the app include the ability to work outside of cellular service.