We know that young people are amazingly interested. When we tell you about the people who work with us to expand participatory science, we include young people.
I can tell you about Gavin, a young boy we discovered in Alberta when he was eight years old and taking part in his very first Christmas bird count. Since then, as a volunteer, he has been coordinating a bird count in his region and he does revisions for the eBird database, which means he is one of the people trying to catch mistakes made by other amateur birdwatchers. He has done all this even before finishing high school.
We know there are young people who, like Gavin, just need a bit of leg up or a way in, to discover participatory science.