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Needham Conservation Department launches citizen‑science program to map invasive plants, trails and habitat
Summary
Staff presented a town citizen‑science initiative using the Anik Data platform and partnerships with Earthwise Aware and Minute Man High School to run two starter projects — Invasive Flora Patrol and Trail Report — with monthly monitoring, open data maps and volunteer on‑ramps.
The Needham Conservation Department introduced a citizen‑science program on April 9 aimed at building a town‑wide, open‑data inventory of invasive plants, trail issues and habitat observations.
Conservation staff outlined a two‑project launch: an Invasive Flora Patrol to record invasive plants (species, phenology and location) and a…
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