Citizen science opportunities in the Boston area

Earthwatch Institute is pleased to announce upcoming citizen science opportunities right here in the Boston area on August 8, September 6, and October 11. We are working in collaboration with local communities and individual volunteers like you to gather field data on the health and quantity of trees across Cambridge to grasp how these trees are benefiting the city. We believe this hands-on learning opportunity would be an excellent chance for you to become a stakeholder in your local environment and give back to your community. Together we can learn about environmental issues, how to identify tree species, collect data using scientific instruments, and more! This will be a great opportunity to learn what is happening in your neighborhood and meet other people with similar interests. We encourage you to spread the word and bring family or friends of all ages along.

This is a free one-day expedition hosted by a resident Earthwatch scientist. Use the promo code TREES upon registration and the $15 registration fee is entirely waived. We hope you will be able to join us for a beautiful day outside! You can find more information about the Urban Forest Program and sign up by clicking the link.

If you have any questions I am certainly available to answer them via phone, email or a meeting. We would love to have anyone interested participate and deeply appreciate your help with this project. If you want to bring a group of people and the dates above don’t work for the group, we can arrange a specific date and time that would be most convenient for you.

Evan Stonebreaker
Research Associate Intern
Earthwatch Institute

114 Western Ave
Boston, MA 02134

978-450-1207
www.earthwatch.org