🐛 EwA Insect Training Webinar Resources [#2 Count Survey]

[Claire O'Neill]

Last minute announcement: we're training our Summer interns tomorrow (4:30pm) and we invite you to join us and take advantage of this online training. 

Audience: For those interested in learning or getting a refresher on how to count arthropods using the protocol that EwA is following (Caterpillars Count).

Just email me, and I'll add you to the invite (you'll have access to the zoom).

Cheers & stay healthy! - Claire

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EwA Insect Count Survey Training (Recording, Slides & Resources)

Thanks to all of you who could join our second insect survey training (#2), here focused on how to count and document arthropods in the context of EwA's Multi-site Insect Survey Program.

We loved having you with us! Here's what Claire covered (w / access to slides and recording) ↓

Synopsis

 

What we cover with this training (duration: ~ one hour):

■ we show you the EwA site map and the transects ■ we explain how to contribute to our arthropod abundance survey using the Caterpillars Count protocol ■ we brush on wildlife ethics pertaining to the study of insects so that we don't disturb them more than necessary

Most importantly, the presentation is a resource for our citizen scientists: click on links to see all the details, and don't hesitate to ask any questions in our forums.

📊  Our Slides » https://tinyurl.com/ewa-entomo-count-suvey-class

📹  The Recording of this Talk (now on EwA Youtube channel) » https://youtu.be/lxUxWbrRAys

How to Participate in our Insect Surveys

We need You! - Help us help them! EwA runs different projects for you to participate in and make a difference for our friendly urban insects!

If you are interested in conducting insect occurrence, abundance, and habitat surveys at any of EwA's site locations of your choice (see below): Join EwA (Earthwise Aware) a few times a month to survey insects. EwA particularly focuses on entomofauna (insect life), so that they can compare species occurrences and population trends between sites in the region.

🖐️ If you made your choice already here's our volunteer form » https://tinyurl.com/ewa-citsci-volunteer-form

Our Insect Projects:

🦋 [Seeing] Insect Photo Survey: Insect Occurrence and Mapping Project > see recap here

Data platform: iNaturalist

🐛 [Counting] Insect Count Survey: Insect Abundance & Composition Project (the topic of this training)

Data platform: Caterpillars Count

🌻 [Connecting] Insect Connector Survey: Insect-Habitat Project > see recap here

Data Platform: Nature's Notebook

🗺️  EwA Survey Locations: 

□ Middlesex Fells (Winchester, Medford, Stoneham, Melrose areas) » EwA at the Fells Program

□ Fresh Pond (Cambridge) » EwA at Fresh Pond Program

□ Mass Audubon Habitat (Belmont) » EwA at Habitat Program

□ Growing Center (Somerville) » Helping our Urban Insects Project

✉ Question? Contact Claire at citizenscience@earthwiseaware.org
ⓘ About EwA Citizen Science Program » https://tinyurl.com/ewa-citizen-science
$ Free with a value: This event is free, still we need your support. 
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