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Fostering a Global Community of Earthwatch Ambassadors

Earthwatch advocates come from near and far to support our mission to unite citizens with scientists.

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On the Path to Becoming a Female STEM Role Model in Acadia

This summer, through a sponsorship with Spring Power & Gas, high schooler Sophia Ludtke traveled to Maine to take part on the Earthwatch expedition Climate Change: Sea to T…

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Hiking, Song Birds, and Finding a Path to Environmentalism through Earthwatch

Judith Santano traveled to Wyoming in 2013 as part of Earthwatch's student scholarship program, Ignite…

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Into the Peruvian Amazon – The Journey of an EY-Earthwatch Ambassador

An EY-Earthwatch Ambassador shares her experience in the Peruvian Amazon, helping to conserve the wildlife in the basin while teaming up with fellow EY teammates to support loca…

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Citizen Science, Trees, and the Quest for Urban Resiliency

Between 2012 and 2015, nearly 9,000 trees in Cambridge, Massachusetts were measured and monitored by both researchers and citizen scientists.

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Sea Turtles and Malibu Rum in the Bahamas—The Beginnings of a Beautiful Partnership

As a fundraiser for Earthwatch, I spend most of my time reaching out to potential donors, tens of thousands of times each year. Most will go unanswered.

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Drought, Meadows, and Climate Change in California’s Sierra Nevada

Betsy Harbert is a field team leader on the Earthwatch expedition Restoring Meadows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and river science project manager at the South Yuba River Citi…

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From Passion to Action: A Teen’s Experience in Little Cayman

In July 2016, 17-year-old Jake Schenthal joined the Earthwatch teen expedition: Helping Endangered Corals in the Cayman Islands.

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Guardians of the Forest

As darkness settles on the forest, a fleet of tiny owls emerges from the shadows – their soft-edged wings silent as they stalk their prey…

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In Defense of Climate Science

Dr. Steve Mamet and his predecessors have been collecting climate change-related data in the Mackenzie Mountains since 199…

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