1. Engaging volunteers in tracking seasonal & long-term environmental change Nature’s Notebook: LoriAnne Barnett Education Coordinator December 2, 2015

2. Today‘s Discussion Learn how to use Nature’s Notebook citizen and professional science program View regional networks collaboratively for education, outreach, management and science View how to download and/or visualize NPDb data Describe how to get started

3. U NDERSTAND HOW SPECIES AND LANDSCAPES ARE RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. Primary goal Create a standardized, long-term dataset for use in multiple types of research. Mission Make phenology data, models and related information available. Encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to observe and record phenology. Photo credit: C. Enquist

4. Photo credit: L. Romano

5. ~6,200 active observers ~7,700 active sites 6.3+ records Lilac data from 1956 1016 taxa from 2009

6. https://crowdsourcing-toolkit.sites.usa.gov

7. Observations RECORD KEEPING

9. One or more open, fresh flowers are visible on the plant. Flowers are considered "open" when the reproductive parts (male stamens or female pistils) are visible between or within unfolded or open flower parts (petals, floral tubes or sepals). Do not include wilted or dried flowers. Do you see…open flowers? Velvet mesquite, Prosopis velutina Image credit: Patty Guertin

10. Leaves Flowers Fruits Trees and shrubs – Deciduous with pollen Northern red oak, Quercus rubra Image credit: Ellen G. Denny

11. Songbirds Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis Image credit: Ken Thomas via Wikimedia Commons Activity Reproduction Development Method

12. Common loon Activity Reproduction Method Photo: P199, Wikimedia Commons

13. Mobile app interface Image credit: Wikimedia commons "Cornus florida 02 by Line1

14. Valle de Oro NWR, Albuquerque

15. Santa Fe Botanical Gardens ABQ BioPark Botanic Gardens Valle de Oro NWR Sevilleta NWR Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area Bosque del Apache NWR Bernardo Wildlife Area Rio Grande Phenology Trail: Green represent the current RGPT Partners, yellow represent other locations that have expressed interest in joining the Trail Randall Davies Audubon Center

16. Valle de Oro NWR, Albuquerque Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Prepared by E. Posthumus using the USA-NPN Visualization tool

17. Volunteer Engagement

18. Who observes phenology? Scientists Gardeners/Agriculturists Land managers Educators Youth Photo credit: C. Enquist Photo credit: P. Warren Photo credit: S. Schaffer

19. Seasonal changes in the Mid-Atlantic

20. Reproduction Development Method Activity ANIMAL >> Mammal, Bird, Snake, Insect Flowers Fruits Leaves PLANT Observable life cycle events or PHENOPHASES

21. Vegetable Gardening "Bagatelle potager02" by Spedona (Spedona) - Cliché personnel - own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

22. Photo credit: E. Stemmy Feeding times Following brackish waters Water temperature Spawning times related to temp - 55° - 68° F in Chesapeake Bay. April peak? Chesapeake Bay Spring Season for Striped Bass = May 16 – June 16 Understanding outdoor recreation schedules

23. Land management decisions Image credit: John McColgan –U.S. Department of Agriculture. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia

24. Acer rubrum (red maple); Photo credit: D. Hartel Observing the same individual through the seasons

25. Garden re-created Photo credit: Monticello

26. Cloned lilac program H ISTORIC L ILAC N ETWORK E STABLISHED IN THE 1950 S S ANTA R ITA E XPERIMENTAL R ANGE, G REEN V ALLEY, AZ Photo credit: L. Barnett

27. Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, via Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: L. Barnett

28. David Bertelsen, Naturalist

29. What’s Phenology Finger Rock – Santa Catalina Mtns, Tucson Finger Rock Trail, Santa Catalina Mtns Tucson, AZ Courtesy: T.M. Crimmins

30. Collected by a single individual Collected by a single individual 1984-present 1984-present 1480+ round-trip hikes (10 miles), 4158’ elevation gain 1480+ round-trip hikes (10 miles), 4158’ elevation gain Approximately weekly Approximately weekly 587 flowering plant taxa (group of species) 587 flowering plant taxa (group of species) 155K+ records of plant flowering. 155K+ records of plant flowering. 73,000 vertebrate records 73,000 vertebrate records Photo credit: B. Wilder

31. www.globalchange.gov

32. Sea level rise 1-2 inches per decade Birds winter ranges will change – how? Where? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay oaspub.epa.gov/eims/eimscomm.getfile?p_download_id=4011 Frequent and severe floods and drought Reduction in biodiversity How Will Climate Change Affect the Mid-Atlantic Region?

33. Invasive species that thrive in warmer and wetter environments could displace beneficial Mid-Atlantic species and create pest control problems.

35. Phenology Networks https://www.usanpn.org/nn/groups/pnc Understanding Phenology

36. Phenology Networks Historic Records

37. Phenology Networks Established in 2012 and covering 75 miles in the greater Tucson area, the Tucson Phenology Trail links UA to the community while encouraging: active, outdoor education asking and answering local science, management and climate questions connection via like-minded organizations through participation in a shared community science and research project Tucson Phenology Trail Community Engagement

38. Phenology Networks

39. Funding being sought via NPS Climate Change Program Harpers Ferry and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Good Possibilities and are interested AT Seasons protocols are the same used by the NETN I&M Network and the NPDb Contact Tim Watkins tim_watkins@nps.govtim_watkins@nps.gov

40. People. Meaningful Committed Exited to contribute to actual research Supported

42. Select plants and animals to observe Already being monitored Baseline, trends, existing datasets Regional interest

43. ①Milkweed ②Red oak ③White oak ④White pine ⑤Tulip poplar ⑥Hickory ⑦Red maple ⑧Ash

44. ①Honey bee ②Monarch ③Eastern bluebird ④Ruby-throated hummingbird ⑤Eastern tent caterpillar

45. Select plants and animals to observe Locally use Nature’s Notebook in outreach and education as well as management

46. Resources https://www.usanpn.org/nn/connect/project

47. Resources https://www.usanpn.org/nn/connect/project

48. Photo credit: L. Barnett Create accounts in Nature’s Notebook

49. Resources www.usanpn.org/nn/guidelines

50. Summary words … Meaningful Long-term Planned and organized Science and education Themed

52. Connect with USA-NPN… Become an observer Discover new tools and resources Visit a local phenology trail LoriAnne Barnett lorianne@usanpn.org www.facebook.com/USANPN www.pinterest.com/USANPN www.twitter.com/@loriannebarnett www.instagram/tucson_phenology_trail