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Watch spring unfold across the US with new gridded maps from USA-NPNFriday, February 19, 2016
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You can now order USA-NPN and Nature's Notebook t-shirts and other productsTuesday, February 2, 2016
Want to show your USA-NPN pride? You can now order products embroidered with the USA-NPN or Nature's Notebook logo, including T-shirts, Dress Shirts, Denim Shirts, Fleece Vests, Caps, Tote Bags and more. Orders may be placed through A Touch of Pride Custom Embroidery.
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New NEON video on phenology observations from leaf to globeFriday, January 15, 2016
A new video from NEON Education explains how on-the-ground observations of leaf phenology, camera images and satellite data are integrated to understand phenology across the globe. USA-NPN's Nature's Notebook program is highlighted for its on-the-ground observations of plant phenology at sites across the country.
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Record high December temperatures result in unusual phenologyThursday, December 17, 2015
NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook talks about the disparity between a cold West and warm East this month, and what impact this weather has had on plants and animals across the country. Listen to the story.
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Researchers develop new method to evaluate citizen science dataMonday, November 16, 2015
Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have described a new workflow to identify inconsistencies in data collected by volunteers. The method, published in PLoS ONE, will increase the usability of these data.