Ways to Participate
Observe Plants & Animals
T.Crimmins
Learn how to observe plant and animal phenology
and sign up to contribute new observations to the USA-NPN's program Nature's Notebook.
Rescue Historical Data
J. Zelt
The North American Bird Phenology Program currently houses six million cards which are being scanned and transcribed to a digital format by volunteers around the globe.
Find out more and get involved on the Bird Phenology Program's website.
Share your existing data
R. Primack
If you have recorded phenological data for plants or animals in past years, or have the records of someone who has, we would like to know about these data sets and make information about them available through our website.
- Get started on our data set registry tool.
- You may also contact us with information about your data set.
Join our email list
A. Richardson
Our email newsletters are for our observers, the general public and our partners stay up to date withe the USA-NPN's progress.
Partner your organization with the USA-NPN
E. Sellers
The USA-NPN is a network of partners, providing services for and benefiting from our collaborators. If your organization, agency or program is interested in working with us, please explore information for prospective partners or contact us. We are enthusiastic to collaborate with educators, researchers, citizen scientist networks, and conservation groups!
Learn about other efforts
A. Rosemartin
As a citizen scientist you can participate in many other plant and animal observation programs across the United States. Explore other progams to find the one that best suits you!
Thank you for participating in the USA-NPN!