Ways to Participate

Become a phenology observer.
Learn how to monitor plant phenology and sign up to contribute new observations to the USA-NPN national phenology database. We plan to extend our observation program to include animal phenology in Spring 2010!Observe
Making a phenological observation Credit: T. Crimmins
Share your existing data.
If you have recorded phenological data for plants or animals in past years, or have the records of someone who has, we would very much like to include them in our national phenology database. We will be accepting these historical datasets in the near future. Please keep your existing data safe for now and contact us to let us know what you have.
Historical phenological data taken by Alfred Hosmer Credit: R. Primack
Help digitize data for the Bird Phenology Program.
The Bird Phenology Program currently houses six million cards which need to be scanned and then converted, solely by volunteers, into a database. If you would like to get involved with this program, please go to Become a Participant on the BPP web page.
Handwritten Bird Phenology Program CardCredit: Unknown
Partner your existing program with the USA-NPN.
If you have an ongoing phenology or phenology-related program and would like to work closely with USA-NPN, please contact us. We are enthusiastic to collaborate with educators, researchers, citizen scientist networks, and conservation groups! Click here for a list of our current collaborators.
Honey bee pollinating flower Credit: E. Sellers
Join our email list.
This moderated email list facilitates communication among scientists, managers, policy-makers and others interested in the phenology of plants, animals and landscapes.
Email
Join the email list Credit: A. Richardson

 

Thank you for participating in the USA-NPN!