Public Outreach
Arnold Arboretum - Tree Spotters
Working alongside the Natural Phenology Network, using Nature's Notebook, a group from the Temporal Ecology Lab (now based at University of British Columbia) and volunteers affiliated with the Arnold Arboretum organized a citizen science group called 'Tree Spotters.' I had the privilege to both train the public on tree phenology observations and learn from our volunteers. My duties for the program involved analyzing data for 75 individuals across 15 tree species at the Arnold Arboretum with over 300,000 observations. I also prepared reports and delivered results to 5-member team and to 80 active volunteers. Through my work with Tree Spotters, I gave numerous public lectures about topics on ecology and climate change as well as analyzed the citizen science data collected and presented the results to our volunteers.
Working alongside the Natural Phenology Network, using Nature's Notebook, a group from the Temporal Ecology Lab (now based at University of British Columbia) and volunteers affiliated with the Arnold Arboretum organized a citizen science group called 'Tree Spotters.' I had the privilege to both train the public on tree phenology observations and learn from our volunteers. My duties for the program involved analyzing data for 75 individuals across 15 tree species at the Arnold Arboretum with over 300,000 observations. I also prepared reports and delivered results to 5-member team and to 80 active volunteers. Through my work with Tree Spotters, I gave numerous public lectures about topics on ecology and climate change as well as analyzed the citizen science data collected and presented the results to our volunteers.
Guest Lectures
I have given numerous public and guest lectures around the greater Boston area over the past several years. I have taught topics including ecology, basic plant functioning/physiology, tree phenology and climate change, the costs and benefits of citizen science and conservation management. I have also taught a series of lectures on Tree IDing, teaching members of the Arnold Arboretum how to use a dichotomous key and identify trees and shrubs.
I have given numerous public and guest lectures around the greater Boston area over the past several years. I have taught topics including ecology, basic plant functioning/physiology, tree phenology and climate change, the costs and benefits of citizen science and conservation management. I have also taught a series of lectures on Tree IDing, teaching members of the Arnold Arboretum how to use a dichotomous key and identify trees and shrubs.