Celebrating all things phenology!

Hi USA-NPN,

Thank you for joining us for Phenology Week! Yesterday we learned about some Nature's Notebook Basics and heard from several of our Quercus Quest researchers!

If you're just tuning in, every day this week we will let you know about our upcoming talks, a daily #PhenologyWeek challenge, and highlights from some of our top observers! If you would like to share your experiences with us, we would love for you to send an email, or tag us on social media! Access our media kit here.

Thank you so much for your continued efforts and support! We truly could not have accomplished so much in these past 16 years without you.

Gratefully,

Wednesdays's #PhenologyWeek challenge

Wild for Phenology!

We are going to combine #PhenologyWeek and #WildlifeWednesday to learn more about observing animal phenology! 

Check back in with your #PhenologyFhriend and see if any animals interact with it. These could be birds collecting branches for their nests, insects pollinating the flowers, spiders building their webs, or squirrels collecting acorns. Use the iNaturalist Seek app or local animal identification guides to identify which animal is visiting your plant so that you can learn more about it! Let us know what you observed with the #PhenologyWeek hashtag, and @usa_npn will share your observations at the end of the week!

Use the Nature’s Notebook species list to see what animals in your area you can observe with Nature’s Notebook. If you already created a site and are monitoring the phenology of your new phenology phriend, see if you can add the animal that you discovered and collect observation data about its phenology.

More to come this week!

Local Phenology Leader Q&A Webinar

Thursday, March 21st, 12pm AZ/Pacific / 3pm Eastern

Learn from the USA-NPN Pheno Champions! These Local Phenology Programs were awarded the Pheno Champion award for their exemplary efforts to engage others in learning about phenology, collecting valuable data, and answering local science questions. Local Phenology Leaders from these Programs will share about their programs and answer your questions about what makes their programs thrive. 

Register Now!

Phenology Wheels Paint Along: Blending Art and Science 

Friday, March 22nd, 12pm AZ/Pacific / 3pm Eastern

Bring your pencils, crayons, and paint and create a Phenology Wheel with us based on Nature's Notebook data! We'll walk you through how to create a circular calendar that displays your favorite plant and animal seasonal events. No artistry skills required! You'll need either a paper plate or piece of paper (with something round to use to draw a circle on top) and something to draw/color with.

Register Now!

Phenology Wheel from Nature Study Australia

Phenology Meet-up at the Mason Center

Saturday, March 23rd, 9am AZ

Tucson-area observers are invited to join us for an in-person phenology gathering at the Tucson Audubon's Mason Center (map). A chance to meet fellow Arizona phenologists, make some observations of local plants and animals, and play Phenology Bingo for prizes!

Please RSVP to Samantha@usanpn.org.

Contact

Samantha Brewer

Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

samantha@usanpn.org

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