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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 3d

💚 From greening schools to planting urban trees, our partnership with Admiral Group has worked alongside communities in South Wales to help build a greener future.

Discover more 🔗 https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/6vpbi1pgew

Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 5d

📣We're hiring: join our FreshWater Watch team as Community Engagement Coordinator!

💧Do you have experience of working with communities to enable change? Do you have knowledge of citizen science & water quality monitoring? Apply today 🔗 https://pulse.ly/b7sh6rb97h

Extended Deadline: 10 Oct 2025

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 5d

🌳📏 Tiny Forest Tree Survey starts today!

Choose one of our 290+ Tiny Forests in the UK, download your survey pack, and get your ruler ready...

Your data will help us understand how Tiny Forests grow and how much carbon they store over time. 💡

Sign up 🔗https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/uh2gerlyhc

A person wearing a red shirt and a cap is measuring a tree with a large tape measure in a Tiny Forest. The image promotes the "Tiny Forest Tree Survey" from 6 to 19 October 2025, with the slogan "Measure, identify, make a difference!" in bold text. The background is dense with leafy foliage.

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 9d

🌳📏 Help us know how Tiny Forests grow... Join the Tiny Forest Tree Survey between 6-19 October – grab your ruler or measuring tape, head to your nearest Tiny Forest and be a scientist for the day!

Sign up 🔗 https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/lja3mqeo4s

#TinyForest #TFTreeSurvey #CitizenScience

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 11d

🌳 The #TFTreeSurvey is back! It's taking place 6-19 October.

We’re inviting everyone who lives near a Tiny Forest to get involved and help us understand how Tiny Forests grow.

Sign up to receive a free survey pack with everything you need to take part 👇
https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/uiymcyw4ua

Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 13d

💧 It's #WorldRiversDay!

A huge thank you to all the #FreshWaterWatch citizen scientists across the globe!

🌍 Learn more about a couple of the groups we work with 👇
East Anglia Youth Rowing: https://pulse.ly/6ei6g8zczs
Zambia's citizen scientists: https://pulse.ly/ikevwj2thu

Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 18d

💙Thank you to everyone who took part in the #GreatUKWaterBlitz this weekend! From 19-22 September, 5,700+ people went out to measure their local water quality, collecting 3,300+ datapoints. With this data, we can fight for real change!

📋Stay tuned for the WaterBlitz report to be published soon.

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 18d

📣We're hiring: join our FreshWater Watch team as Community Engagement Coordinator!

💧Do you have experience of working with communities to enable change? Do you have a working knowledge of citizen science & water quality monitoring? Apply today 🔗 https://pulse.ly/zivenlo4l8

Deadline: 3 Oct 2025

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 19d

We couldn't agree more! 🙂

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 19d

💧🧪 Signed up to take part in the Great UK WaterBlitz this weekend? We need your data!

⏳📲 If you haven't already, please make sure to do the water testing and submit your results by MIDNIGHT TODAY (Monday 22 September) using the app or online survey 🔗 https://arcgis.pulse.ly/hmf5ezq9kt

A person wearing transparent gloves holds a water testing colour chart with shades of pink indicating different nutrient concentrations. The background is an outdoor setting with greenery. Below the chart, text reads, "FINAL DAY to submit your data! #GreatUKWaterBlitz" on a blue wavy pattern.

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 20d

💧 The Chair of the Environment Agency and our friends @theriverstrust.bsky.social joined us for #CitizenScience on the River Itchen yesterday. This collaboration is a huge step towards integrating citizen science into national monitoring efforts.

Read more 🔗 https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/6f2mnctqae

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 21d

💧🧪 Are you joining the fight for healthy fresh water this weekend? Share your WaterBlitz story with us by tagging @earthwatcheurope and using #GreatUKWaterBlitz.

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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 22d

Today @derbyswildlife.bsky.social we got involved in some #CitizenScience
Even if you haven't got a #GreatUKWaterblitz kit, you can still take part in the Big River Watch between now and 25 Sept
@theriverstrust.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
@josmithwild.bsky.social

A collage of 3 pics showing Peak Village today..Derbyshire Wildlife Trust info, and participant in water quality testing for phosphates and nitrates

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you for supporting the ##GreatUKWaterBlitz!

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 22d

💧🧪 The #GreatUKWaterBlitz is here!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to collect valuable data on freshwater health this weekend.

Please do the testing and submit your results before the end of Monday 22 September.

Watch our top tips 🔗 https://youtu.be/riOLLcC1C4E?feature=shared

Four children stand on a rocky riverbank. They hold a water testing kit. They are surrounded by lush greenery beside the calm river. The sky is cloudy. Text at the bottom reads "Time to test..."

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 23d

💧🧪 Today is #WorldWaterMonitoringDay! Thank you to all the wonderful citizen scientists across the 🌍 who are collecting valuable data using our #FreshWaterWatch water testing kit.

Discover more 🔗 earthwatch.org.uk/freshwater/

🎞️ Video by Anna Steele-Perkins

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 25d

🚨Guardian exclusive reveals that river pollution in UK national parks is TWICE as bad as elsewhere.

✊But citizen scientists are fighting back! Thanks to everyone joining our #GreatUKWaterBlitz & The Rivers Trust's #BigRiverWatch this weekend.

Read more 🔗 https://theguardian.pulse.ly/joaens9bld

Screenshot of an article from The Guardian newspaper with the headline: "Revealed: river pollution twice as bad inside national parks as outside them". Below the headline, a serene river flows through a lush, green forest with scattered rocks. White text below the screenshot states: "Source: The Guardian"

Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 25d

Absolutely! ✊💙

Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 26d

💧🧪 We're looking forward to a wonderful weekend of freshwater #CitizenScience! In addition to joining us for the #GreatUKWaterBlitz, you can also take part in the #BigRiverWatch by our friends @theriverstrust.bsky.social! 👇💙

The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 26d

📢 Big River Watch starts this Friday!

Download the free app, visit your local river between the 19th - 25th, and complete the short survey to tell us what you see.

Be part of the movement fighting for wild, healthy, natural rivers, with #BigRiverWatch.

theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 26d

🌳 “Fast-growing miniature forests in the middle of cities can bring surprisingly big benefits for people and the environment.”

Since 2020, we have worked with our partners and communities to plant nearly 300 Tiny Forests across the UK.

Discover more 🔗 https://pulse.ly/idm6c1w0m4

#TinyForest

How Japanese 'tiny forests' are sweeping Scotland

Grown using the Miyawaki method, fast-growing miniature forests in the middle of cities can bring surprisingly big benefits for people and the environment.

pulse.ly

Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · 28d

🎶 Next weekend, we’ll be “Down by the River” to see if there’s “Something in the Water” and to “Bring the People Together” in the fight for healthy fresh water...

Get in the mood for the #GreatUKWaterBlitz 🎧 https://pulse.ly/57shbccnt5

What’s on your WaterBlitz playlist? Share in the comments!

A playlist titled "Great UK WaterBlitz" is displayed on a music streaming app. It includes 20 songs with themes related to water. The background is a blue wave pattern. The featured songs are by various artists such as The Decemberists, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Simon & Garfunkel. The playlist invites listeners to prepare for the #GreatUKWaterBlitz event happening from September 19-22, 2025.

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · Sep 11

🌱 We're hiring: Learning & Programme Coordinator

You will support the delivery of a range of engagement activities, educational programmes and citizen science activities, which help us connect more people with nature.

Deadline: 26 Sept 2025

Apply on our website 🔗 https://pulse.ly/cwb8004ien

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · Sep 10

🌱💡 #EarthwatchScienceCamp is back this week!

Are you an early-career environmental researcher? We offer you the exciting opportunity to explore the role of community engagement in environmental research.

Discover more 🔗 https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/winb82pgx2

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A large sign reading "HILL END" stands on a lush green lawn in front of a dense cluster of trees beneath a clear blue sky.

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌳 Our latest #ResearchPaper, ‘Saplings of Significance’, has been published by the @britishecologicalsociety.org.

The paper explores how centring cultural value and community voice can lead to the long-term success of tree-planting initiatives.

Read the full paper 🔗 https://pulse.ly/8nluc2se60

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Earthwatch Europe @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · Sep 2

📣 Calling all KS2 teachers! Join us with your class for a FREE interactive, curriculum-linked live session, exploring the power of freshwater citizen science.

🗓️ Dates: Thu 18 Sept | Mon 22 Sept

Secure your place via the STEM Hub website 🔗 https://thestemhub.pulse.ly/btdsvtfymt

#STEMLearning

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