USA National Phenology Network

Salmonberry monitoring used as indicator for climate change in region
Canada.com
... locals for help as part of an innovative way to monitor climate change in the region using salmonberries and phenology, the science of appearances. ...

What effects will climate change have on wildlife?
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
The study of these seasonal cycles is called phenology. The timing of biological cycles, such as the arrival of a bird species in the spring and the ...

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Colorado State to Host Hands-On Science Workshop on Seasonal Changes in Living ...
Colorado State University News (press release)
FORT COLLINS - Learn how to join the Northern Colorado Phenology Observation Network with a hands-on workshop hosted by Colorado State University's Natural ...

Eddy Gilmore: Taking a 'Weber walk' can be a religious experience
Duluth News Tribune
To fight this, and to have a jolly good time myself, I partook in a phenology conference at Wolf Ridge last weekend that was led by Larry Weber, ...

GREEN NEIGHBORS: Beware the Fruitless Mulberry
Berkeley Daily Planet
Phenology is the science of the timing of recurring natural events: bird migration, freezing and thawing, monsoons, hibernation, flowering. ...

Push to strengthen environmental education is gaining traction
Capital Times
“Over the years, we kept track of changes over time (phenology) in meter-sized quadrants,” says Spitzer. “The same four or five kids would have the same ...

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Flight Lines: Birdlife noticeably absent this winter
West Fargo Pioneer
He said, “If you recall, spring of 2009 was characterized by odd weather resulting in delayed phenology; crops went in late, butterflies emerged late, ...

Arboretum Blog
Gustavus Adolphus College News (blog)
These posts, always accompanied by photos taken in the arboretum, serve as a phenology guide to events in nature happening right here on campus! ...

Practical Hydroponics & Greenhouses
IPM Accreditation and Training
Practical Hydroponics & Greenhouses
The Egyptians and Chinese were using natural biological controls, herbs, oils, soaps and phenology (timing the planting of a crop to avoid pest attacks) to ...

Nature diarists now scientists
Minneapolis Star Tribune
While making observations of local phenology can be an interesting hobby, it's not science, nor is the information gathered ...

'Windy month' moves into town
Rhinelander Daily News
Keep a phenology calendar this spring. Write the date of the arrival of the various bird species, the first appearance of animals, the first flowering dates ...

Letters: Global warming not easily dismissed
Oshkosh Northwestern
... widespread glacier retreat, unprecedented melting of arctic sea ice, rise in sea level, and changes in the phenology of plants and animals. ...

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Urban Phenology: Winter robins
Minneapolis Observer Quarterly (blog)
A friend recently posted a cheery comment on her Facebook page, noting that she had spotted a robin in her backyard, so it must be spring, ...

Sunny, balmy conditions set natural world's clock forward to spring
Seattle Times
The USA National Phenology Network is seeking to quantify data on phenology, or the timing of biological cycles, in response to changes in climate and ...

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The Guardian
Cold weather kills deer across UK
The Guardian
It analysed them for changes in the timing of lifecycle events, such as egg laying, first flights and flowering, a science known as phenology. ...

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Plant Species Invade Walden Pond
Harvard Crimson
... by Boston University professor Richard B. Primack '72 and Abraham J. Miller-Rushing of the USA National Phenology Network and the Wildlife Society. ...

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Will earlier springs throw nature out of step?
environmentalresearchweb
Co-author Richard Smithers of the Woodland Trust said, “Phenology is 'the canary in the cage'. The results of this new study make real our changing climate ...

Scientific American (blog)
Romanticism undone: Invasive species, global warming taking toll on plants at ...
Scientific American (blog)
Researchers compared Thoreau's information with data on temperature and plant populations from this century as well as full information on plant phenology ...

Food chains 'disrupted by earlier arrival of spring'
Ethiopian Review
The study, carried out by 12 research groups, showed – for the first time – an acceleration in seasonal timings (phenology) at an environment-wide scale. ...

Halter: Dramatic decline of honeybees poses a serious threat to the planet
Austin American-Statesman
Plant a wide variety of native yellow and blue flowers and participate by helping scientists in the US National Phenology Network (www.usanpn.org). ...