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URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/tale-of-two-brooks-cheesecake-br
 ook-bioblitz/
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Tale of Two Brooks:  Cheesecake Brook BioBlitz
DESCRIPTION:DUE TO TODAY'S EXTREME HEAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  IT
  WILL BE RESCHEDULED.\n\nIn 2025\, Charles River Watershed Association (CR
 WA) is organizing a community science environmental survey to understand b
 aseline conditions along Cheesecake Brook\, and to compare it to the resto
 red Fuller Brook in Wellesley.\n\nJoin CRWA staff and Newton Conservators 
 for a guided walk along Albemarle Rd by Cheesecake Brook.  You'll learn h
 ow to use iNaturalist to catalog flora and fauna\, collecting vital commun
 ity science data for our "Bioblitz" biological survey.  Explore the impac
 t of river restoration projects on the ecosystem and its biodiversity!  D
 on't miss out on this fun\, family-friendly event.\n\nThis child-friendly 
 event is appropriate for adults and children accompanied by an adult.   O
 ur BioBlitz events are part of a larger effort by the Newton Conservators 
 to document\, and raise awareness about the great diversity of plants and 
 animals that inhabit Newton’s open spaces.  At the beginning of the eve
 nt\, we will give a brief tutorial on the iNaturalist app\, which we use t
 o document species and as an identification aid.\n\nLearn how to use the i
 Naturalist app to take pictures for documenting what lives in and around C
 heesecake Brook.  Download this free and useful identification app to you
 r phone or tablet beforehand from the Apple App Store for iOS or the Googl
 e Play Store for Android.  HERE is an interesting article on iNaturalist 
 from our Fall 2019 Newton Conservators Newsletter\, another article HERE f
 rom our Summer 2025 newsletter\, and HERE is a webinar video primer on its
  usage by Jon Regosin.\n\nThe co-sponsors of the event are Newton Conserva
 tors and the Charles River Watershed Association.  For questions\, please
  email trip leader Jonathan Regosin: jonathan.regosin@gmail.com.  The eve
 nt will start at the Gath Pool at 256 Albemarle Rd Newton MA 02460.  You 
 can find parking along Albemarle Rd near the Gath Pool.\nRegistration:  R
 egistration is required and is being done on CRWA's website.  Click HERE 
 for the link to the CRWA registration page\, or copy the following URL:\nh
 ttps://www.crwa.org/events/tale-of-two-brooks-cheesecake-brook-bioblitz
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CATEGORIES:BioBlitz,Guided Walks -- Other Organizations
LOCATION:Gath Pool\, 256 Albemarle Rd\, Newton\, MA\, 02460\, United States
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