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News

  • A Local Hero for Phenology
    Thursday, January 2, 2014

    Cheyanna Washburn, a youth educator with the California Phenology Project, won a youth engagement award and is featured as a local hero in Bay Nature.

  • Phenologist Wins 2013 AGU Sulzman Award
    Wednesday, December 4, 2013

    The Biogeosciences Section of AGU will present the first Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring to Dr. Heidi Steltzer, of Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. Dr. Steltzer is a phenology champion in both the education and research realms.  By incorporating juniper phenology observing into her undergraduate class she made a big contribution to the Juniper Pollen Project's efforts to predict pollen dispersal. She also utilizes the resources available through Nature's Notebook to develop inquiry-based labs on species students select for their projects, for example, oaks, rabbitbrush, aspen and more.  In her research she has developed the Mantis, a near-surface instrument array for monitoring phenology through surface greenness and microclimate. Our appreciation and congratulations to Heidi for all of her efforts in the field of phenology. 

  • Foliage Season Under Fire from Climate Change
    Monday, October 14, 2013

    Climate Central publishes article on scrutiny of foliage season dates.

  • Join Nature’s Notebook and Have Fun with Phenology
    Tuesday, September 17, 2013

    USGS publishes and article entitled "Join Nature’s Notebook and Have Fun with Phenology Falling in Love with the fall season" including video clips

  • Two articles featuring the California Phenology Project can be found in the Pacific Northwest Region newsletter
    Thursday, August 1, 2013

    Two articles featuring the California Phenology Project can be found in the Pacific Northwest Region newsletter

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