▁of ▁the ▁J ura ▁department ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁IN SEE ▁statistics ▁ ▁Category : Comm unes ▁of ▁J ura ▁( de partment ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Open ▁Air ▁Labor ator ies ▁( OP AL ) ▁network ▁is ▁a ▁UK - wide ▁citiz en ▁science ▁initi ative ▁that ▁a ims ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁public ▁more ▁involved ▁with ▁nature ▁through ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁local ▁and ▁national ▁projects . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁partners hip ▁organisation , ▁led ▁by ▁Imperial ▁College ▁London , ▁and ▁includes ▁leading ▁museum s , ▁univers ities , ▁environmental ▁organis ations , ▁and ▁Government ▁ag encies ▁across ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁It ▁develop s ▁activities ▁and ▁resources , ▁including ▁seven ▁national ▁nature ▁surve ys , ▁which ▁allow ▁people ▁to ▁get ▁closer ▁to ▁their ▁local ▁environment ▁while ▁collect ing ▁important ▁scientific ▁data . ▁It ▁also ▁arr anges ▁and ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁nature ▁events ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁largely ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Big ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁and ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁operating ▁across ▁England . ▁Since ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁has ▁begun ▁expand ing ▁into ▁Scotland , ▁Wales ▁and ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁further ▁grant . ▁ ▁So il ▁and ▁earth w orm ▁survey ▁▁ ▁The ▁OP AL ▁soil ▁and ▁earth w orm ▁survey ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁the ▁OP AL ▁So il ▁Centre ▁at ▁Imperial ▁College ▁London , ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cele brit ies ▁including ▁Steve ▁Leonard ▁and