Considering starting a Local Phenology Program? We have several resources to help you plan a long-term phenology program that will last for many years.
Our Local Phenology Program Handbook walks you through the steps to set up your Local Phenology Program in the USA-NPN's Nature's Notebook platform. It covers the benefits of Local Phenology Programs, the infrastructure and tools available for LPPs on the USA-NPN website, tips on recruiting, training, and retaining observers, and more.
The Handbook makes several references to the Program Planning Workbook, which is linked below.
Our accompanying Program Planning Workbook helps you plan and implement a long-term phenology program. This Workbook is referenced multiple times in the LPP Handbook (above).
This Program Planning Workbook is a fillable pdf. We recommend downloading it and saving it somewhere on your computer where you can easily find it again. After you save it, test out typing something into it, saving, then try closing and reopening it to make sure your changes save.
If you have any trouble with this pdf format, please reach out to [email protected] and we'll get you a different format that works for you!
Nature's Notebook Intro Video Series
You are welcome to use these videos with your Programs. Or, download the slides to use or adapt as you need.
What is phenology and why should we care about it? This video explains the history of phenology and how you can get involved in tracking the timing of plant and animal activity through Nature's Notebook.
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Who observes phenology? This video describes the deep history of phenology how you can get involved in tracking the timing of plant and animal activity through Nature's Notebook.
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How has phenology already changed, and which species are shifting? Learn about what researchers have found so far, and how you can get involved in tracking the timing of plant and animal activity through Nature's Notebook.
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Learn about the USA National Phenology Network and how you can get involved in tracking the timing of plant and animal activity through Nature's Notebook.
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