The term “Citizen Science” was coined in the 1990s by two independent scientists working in different fields. It has since been applied to thousands of programs that involve members of the public in one or more aspects of a scientific research project, including in freshwater ecosystems. These volunteers greatly expand the scope, relevance, and power of generated datasets, and in-turn receive benefits of education and contribution to a scientific field of consequence to them. Recently, several of these programs have abandoned the original term, Citizen Science, in favor of a more welcoming and encompassing term, “Community Science”. But Community Science has an established history as well and generally refers to programs that involve the public earlier and more deeply in the research process than traditional Citizen Science programs. Such Community Science programs have also been shown to support underrepresented peoples more, addressing their concerns as the priority over scientific research questions, which are the focus of more traditional Citizen Science. This talk with overview the history of these two terms and discuss the recent perspectives on their merging, in the specific context of freshwater science. Additional terms (e.g., participatory science, consultive governance, partnered science) will also be introduced and considered. My hope is this talk will help generate necessary discussion for eventual consensus among freshwater scientists who work with volunteers and community groups, on the appropriate terminology for our work moving forward.