Earthwatch Institute's Urban Tree Project: Cambridge, MA

The Earthwatch Urban Forest Program aims to increase awareness of the value of urban forests by engaging people in the collection of scientific data that will contribute to local authority environmental management plans and scientific research.

Data to be collected ...more ↓

Common Pear

The European Pear Pyrus communis is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia. The European Pear is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe, North America and Australia are developed. Two other species of pear, the Nashi Pear, Pyrus pyrifolia, and the ...more ↓

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