Meanwhile, somewhere in the Center Hill Preserve...
In the six months since my last journal posting we've accomplished a lot at the Center (158 Center Hill Road, Plymouth), but in terms of our effort to use iNaturalist to understand how representative of the NHESP's assumptions the species found within the Preserve's 'Natural Communities' are (an ongoing citizen science effort), I have dropped the ball.
That is, this past year I only personally identified a half dozen species, which speaks directly to my failure to take advantage of the headquarter's location and, as I originally planned, get out for a walk every day ''armed" with a camera (iPhone or other).
Others, including 'Dodie' Frank and Linda Lancaster, have taken up some of the slack, but special thanks are due to our youngest Board Member, Alyse (aka, SmilyAlyse), who has somehow found time to accumulate nearly 600 observations (and over 250 species) in the Preserve alone.
Alyse has also announced her intention to produce a 2022 calendar using the best images of species identified within the Preserve and has reinvigorated our interest in making on-site bioblitzes part of our regular calendar of events.
Please, if you live anywhere within an hours drive of Plymouth and Center Hill (that include Providence, Provincetown, Newport, Cambridge and Boston) consider visiting us (armed with your own camera) to add to the list of species found within the Preserve (and within each Natural Community).
If you do, come on into the Center (we're generally open 9-4 M-F) and if you're wandering the grounds say hello to Alyse: chances are she's out there too!
