The USA-NPN is proud to be a part of the National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators, just released by the interagency task force charged with this effort. The Strategy outlines needs and actions to better understand pollinator losses and improve pollinator health, and highlights citizen science, the USA-NPN's phenology monitoring protocols, and our collaboration with the US Fish & Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System.
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NATIONAL POLLINATOR HEALTH STRATEGY RELEASEDWednesday, May 20, 2015
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“Start of Spring” among 14 indicators released by USGCRPTuesday, May 5, 2015
The US Global Change and Research Program released the first 14 indicators of climate change on Wednesday, May 5, 2015. Among these is the Start of Spring indicator, which reflects the accumulation of heat sufficient to initiate leafing and flowering in temperature-sensitive plants. The Start of Spring indicator is calculated and validated using data and models curated by the USA-NPN, including observations of plant leaf-out and flowering collected via Nature’s Notebook.
The Indicator will aid resource managers with issues such as invasive species, migratory animals, pollinators and their resource plants, disease vectors, and fire seasons. This product is critical to understanding and forecasting landscape change, serves as a model framework for other national monitoring programs, and is already being used by both Refuges and National Parks. USA National Phenology Network partners and staff members provided significant input to the USGCRP to support the development of a start of spring indicator.
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Nature's Notebook featured on PBS's SciGirlsThursday, April 23, 2015
A brand-new season of the Emmy-winning show, SciGirls, debuts on PBS KIDS and online at pbskids.org/scigirls. In six episodes, middle school girls and their mentors participate in several citizen science projects, including Nature'sNotebook! Watch the Flower Power Episode.
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USA-NPN Awarded the Shoemaker Award for Communication Products ExcellenceWednesday, March 25, 2015
The USA-NPN website has been awarded the External Communications award in the "Internet Product Category" by the US Geological Survey. The award commends the design, layout and depth of information displayed by our website. We are honored to receive this award!
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USA-NPN citizen science highlighted by the White House OSTPWednesday, January 14, 2015White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy recently highlighted the USA-NPN for facilitating broader participation of the public in the scientific process. The article highlights some of our milestones from last year.