Earthwise Aware (EwA) is joining Friends of Horn Pond for this educational library talk about invasive plants as part of Earth Week Woburn 2026.
Documenting Invasive Flora. Driving Action.
Saturday, April 182:30—4:00 PMProgram RoomIn Person at Woburn Public Library
Join Earthwise Aware (EwA) this Earth Day in Woburn, with the Friends of Horn Pond, to explore how we can better understand and respond to invasive plants in our urban landscapes.
Record. Remove. Replant. Report.
Effective action starts with good data. We will introduce EwA’s Invasive Flora Patrol Project and show how documenting what we see supports meaningful, place-based remediation.
This session is open to all. You will learn how to:
Recognize common invasive plants in your area
Spot early growth stages that are often overlooked
Access resources for responsible, effective removal
Use EwA tools to document and share observations
We will share examples from EwA’s monitoring sites across the region and show how community data informs local ecological management and policy, leading to better decisions for our shared green spaces.
Community participation is essential. By documenting presence, abundance, and seasonal timing, you help build the evidence needed to protect native ecosystems and support long term urban biodiversity.
Join us. Learn, document, and take action.
Invasive Flora Patrol Project www.anecdata.org/projects/view/ewa-invasive-monitoring
Questions: participatoryscience@earthwiseaware.org
About Claire
Claire O’Neill is the founder and president of Earthwise Aware (EwA), a nonprofit advancing participatory science and community-driven ecological research in the Greater Boston region and beyond. A statistician, data scientist, and lifelong naturalist, she designs programs that engage volunteers to document species, habitat conditions, seasonal changes, and ecological interactions across urban and peri-urban landscapes. EwA has generated over one million open ecological records, which Claire and collaborators curate, analyze, and translate into actionable insights for researchers, municipalities, and conservation practitioners.
Her work rebuilds a culture of intentional observation and place-based, long-term ecological engagement. By partnering closely with conservation organizations, government institutions, land trusts, universities, and local groups, EwA cultivates a community of observers whose rigorous documentation not only strengthens biodiversity knowledge and climate resilience but also drives science, informs conservation, and inspires stewardship of the natural world.
About Jennifer
Jennifer Clifford is a site leader and advisor to Earthwise Aware (EwA). Her work at EwA includes documenting plant phenology in the context of climate change, understanding the role of invasive plant species in a hyper-local ecosystem, and advocating for improved policies for sustainable land management. Jennifer’s love of plants guided her decision to become a plant pathologist and microbiologist, earning a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A life-long naturalist, she contributes observations to EwA’s database of local and global biodiversity.
Jennifer is currently a tree ambassador for the Mystic River Watershed, supporting a program to plant free trees for Somerville residents and is an advisor to Green & Open Somerville. She has also served on the City of Somerville Urban Forestry Committee and on the 2025 Somerville Mayoral Transition Committee where she promoted evidence-based invasive plant species management and natural environment health, and co-authored a document of nature-based solutions for ecologically sound land care.
