From Citizen to Community to Participatory Science – EwA’s Perspective Respecting Histories: Choosing ‘Participatory Science’ Over ‘Community Science’ Author: Claire O’Neill A few years ago, we deliberately chose not to adopt community science because of its long-standing use by environmental justice groups to describe research that is community-led and rooted in advocacy, healing, and addressing […]
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2023 EwA Conservation Digest Collection
The 2023 EwA Conservation Digest Collection General □ Participatory Science at EwA (Live StoryMap): An interactive StoryMap about EwA’s program: its model, what the projects are, who EwA engages, and the program’s impact. The StoryMap is also an invitation to all to get engaged in environmentally-focused participatory science. □ The 2023 EwA Conservation Highlights (Released: […]
Conservation Needs Ecology Participatory...
Conservation Needs Natural History Participatory 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 […]
Keeping a Forest Whole
Keeping a Forest Whole ▹ EwA conservation study presented at NENHC 2023, C*Sci 2023. Follow-up presented at DCR Symposium 2025. 👥 Authors: Claire O’Neill and Mina Burton | Earthwise Aware 🔗 Presentations » current / 2023 original (full/flash/poster) | 📰 Handout The Power of Community-driven GIS-focused Participatory Science In Massachusetts, a community has formed around co-creative participatory science using […]
2022 EwA Conservation Digest Collection
The 2022 EwA Conservation Digest Collection General □ Participatory Science at EwA (Live StoryMap): An interactive StoryMap about EwA’s program: its model, what the projects are, who EwA engages, and the program’s impact. The StoryMap is also an invitation to all to get engaged in environmentally-focused participatory science. □ The 2022 EwA Conservation Highlights (Released: […]
EwA Internship » Biodiversity and Climat
EwA Mentorship » Biodiversity & Climate Citizen Science The EwA Onea Mentorship Program was made possible by a generous bequest from our dear friend Daniel Onea, who passed away in 2024. His gift laid the foundation for this program and strengthens EwA’s operations, enabling us to expand opportunities for mentees and continue our work protecting […]
EwA Participatory Science Volunteering
Biodiversity & Climate Science Need You! 🍃 Understanding how climate and land use impact plant and animal life is crucial for protecting and restoring habitats where species can thrive—even in urban green spaces. EwA is committed to this mission, and you can be a part of it too! EwA leads a comprehensive participatory biodiversity and […]
EwA Dog Poo Data Campaign
The EwA Dog Poo Data Campaign Call for Field Volunteers You must have noticed poop in bags (and not in bags) in urban green spaces, parks, and reservations? This is not just a smelly issue or an esthetic problem. Dog waste is an environmental pollutant that contaminates water supplies and is hazardous to both wildlife […]
Keeping the Fells Whole
Documenting habitat fragmentation in a mixed-use urban forest Publication: January 29th, 2022 Note the scroll on the right-hand side below to get through the whole report. You can also read it in its original StoryMap format > here. Sharing is Caring Spread the Word! ✒️ What you think is important to us. Feel free to […]
2021 EwA Conservation Digest Collection
The 2021 EwA Conservation Digest Collection General □ The 2021 EwA Conservation Highlights (Released: Dec. 30th, 2021): A 8-page summary of our work this past year, a shortlist of our accomplishments, and a few favorite infographics. □ The 2021 EwA Data Companion (Live Document): All of EwA’s infographics and their source in one place. Domain Specific […]

