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September marks the end of the summer in New England. At EwA, the beginning of that month also brings a little bit of sadness. Fieldwork in the Lusitania meadow feels different after our interns and summer volunteers left us at the end of August to return to their busy lives. But we are happy for […]
Conservation Needs Natural History P*Science ▹ EwA’s participatory science model presented at ICCB 2023 (SCB’s 31st International Congress for Conservation Biology) Authors: Claire O’Neill, Jennifer Clifford, Kathy McGlathery | Earthwise Aware 🔗 Presentation | 📰 Handout An Essential Practice to Empower Communities, and Help & Guide Science Earthwise Aware (EwA) implements “next generation” (data-driven) natural history to […]
✨ Kate’s Testimonial “The community is so full of passion and kindness; they helped me further my love for nature and research.” I decided to intern with Earthwise Aware during the summer of 2021 for many reasons, including that their mission of protecting biodiversity through action-driven nature conservation and their emphasis on learning and community […]
Keeping a Forest Whole ▹ EwA conservation study presented at NENHC 2023 and C*Sci 2023 Authors: Claire O’Neill and Mina Burton | Earthwise Aware 🔗 Poster | 🔗 Presentation » full/flash | 📰 Handout The Power of Community-driven GIS-focused Participatory Science In Massachusetts, a community has formed around co-creative participatory science using a novel integration of land use, biodiversity, and […]
EwA Internship » Biodiversity & Climate Citizen Science EwA is looking for community-minded and eco-driven interns to help our organization advance biodiversity conservation & climate research and participatory science in our communities. EwA’s mission is to empower individuals, communities, and organizations to interact responsibly and ethically with the natural world. Whether as an enthusiast, tourist, […]
Field Highlights » Birds in Winter, Deadwood & Springtails Season: Winter | Location: New-England’s meadows, forests, parks, and gardens. EwA runs biodiversity walks monthly when we invite our guests to observe with us the passage of the seasons on the local flora and fauna. Each exploration is a chance to nature chronicles that we may […]
✨ Mina’s Testimonial “Part of what makes EwA’s citizen science program so valuable is its emphasis on an ecosystem approach to biodiversity (…) Only with this knowledge can we develop conservation approaches that protect entire ecosystems, not just a small subset of species. “ My involvement with Earthwise Aware (EwA) began over two years ago as […]
Biodiversity & Climate Science Need You! 🍃 There is a critical need to understand how climate and urbanization affect plant and animal life to protect and restore habitats where they can thrive, including in our urban green spaces. EwA is doing its part! EwA runs an extensive participatory biodiversity and climate participatory science program in […]
Visit a forested area that’s not near a city, and you’ll see all sorts of lichens decorating trees and rocks. But if you visit an urban area or walk alongside a highway roaring with traffic, you won’t find very many lichens. As a matter of fact, Downtown Boston is a lichen desert. Lichens get nutrients from […]
🐸 This season, we’ve seen a lot of posts showing salamander egg masses displaced from their original anchor spots, pics of lifted masses, and of flipped logs showing red-backed salamanders. It’s fun to be on the lookout for them, but this comes with the responsibility to disturb those as little as possible. Caring Herping is […]
