Fells Highlights (communication with the DCR) & Thanks to all our Fells Citizen Scientists!

I just wanted to share with you what I just shared with the DCR today because it's about your contribution to the Fells phenology and biodiversity occurrence + abundance data.

I want that institution to know about your effort and especially of the effort of Dan, Joe, Bill, Laura, Kathy, Mike, Matt and Joe (another Joe)... and Lisa, Jon, Charlie, Sarah and so many more!
So, thanks to our EwA Fells citizen scientists! You just rock :-)

Here's what I sent:

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Speaking of the Fells, You'll all be glad to know that we'll attend a U.S. National Phenology Network event in October (in Mississippi).
EwA has been invited to speak about how we record and use data into ecological narratives (and our story showcases the Fells). Topic: Using your data to tell an ecological story.

FYI, we've recorded more than 10,000 phenophases of fauna and flora in the Fells between June last year ago to date. I'll be glad to share the slides once I have them.

Another cool mention lately and relating to species occurrence: we've been contacted to record one of our observations from the Fells to Odonata Central.
We found a Taper-tailed Darner (Gomphaeschna antilope). Our record is the first visual record in the county!

If you're interested in looking at our iNaturalist Fells records > here they are. (https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ewa-at-the-fells). It's worth mentioning that we have recorded about 65% of all the Fells records currently logged in that international platform.
The five top iNaturalist observers in the region of the Fells (over 645 people) are EwA Citizen scientists :-)
More importantly, we have logged 1252 Fells species (across all taxa) in the past year and a half - that is, 84% of all Fells species recorded so far on that platform.
So, our citizen scientists are busy raising the biodiversity profile of the Fells :-)

All our studies and results across the region (we are also working with local scientists, and partner with Fresh Pond, Habitat and Green and Open Space Somerville) will be published in an annual report, also including the Fells species records and physical features logging of the vernal pools we surveyed this year (and that I am not even mentioning in this email). You'll get a copy of course, but it was worth giving you some data points to get you excited about our effort to raise awareness, and about the needed system-approach science endeavors in our beautiful woodland. Use the data as you see fit. We're all about global data (i.e. publicly accessible internationally and following standardized and harmonized protocols) and open science, and therefore always happy to share data and ecological knowledge with peers and in our communities.

All the best, - Claire

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• Claire
  Earthwise Aware Founder & President
  Board member of the Friends of the Fells

Posted on 13 September, 2019 00:04 by akilee