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Local Phenology Leaders Community of Practice
Join a growing group of active leaders who are using Nature's Notebook as an education, science, or managment project for engaging volunteers in collecting phenology observations in their communities. The Local Phenology Leader Community of Practice is a place to connect and communicate with staff at the USA-NPN's National Coordinating Office and with other leaders who use Nature's Notebook as part of their organization's programming.
The Local Phenology Leader Community of Practice
The USA-NPN's Outreach Coordinator leads our Community of Practice. We organize monthly Leader's calls and facilitate discussions online in our Forum. Contribute to the conversation and ask questions:
LPL Monthly Calls
Calls are held on the third Friday of the month at 10am Pacific Time, 11am Mountain Time, Noon Central Time, and 1pm Eastern Time and typically last one hour.
At the scheduled time:
Join the LPL Monthly Call email list to receive reminders and information about call topics.
To suggest a topic for a monthly call, complete this form.
2022 DATES |
TOPIC |
Thursday, February 17 OR Friday, February 18 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Results from our Annual Survey for Local Phenology Programs |
Thursday, March 17 OR Friday, March 18 |
LPL Community of Practice Call What other data analysis tools do you need? We can help! |
Thursday, April 21 OR Friday, April 22 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Continued conversation about data analysis needs for your program |
Thursday, May 19 OR Friday, May 20 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Local Phenology Program Highlights: McDowell Sonoran Conservancy View recording Tree Spotters View recording |
Friday, June 17 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Local Phenology Program Highlight: Mohonk Preserve View recording |
Friday, July 15 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Local Phenology Program Highlight: Gulf Coast Phenology Trail View recording |
Friday, August 19 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Content for new USA-NPN website |
Friday, September 16 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Motivations for starting an LPP and engaging one-time visitors |
Friday, October 21 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Staying engaged during slow seasons View recording |
Friday, November 18 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Annual Reports View recording |
Friday, December 16 |
LPL Community of Practice Call More on Annual Reports |
See call topics and view recordings from 2021
BECOME A CERTIFIED LOCAL PHENOLOGY LEADER
Local Phenology Leader Certification Course
A 10-week, 50 hour, interactive course designed to help you navigate our online materials and establish a long term phenology monitoring program using Nature's Notebook at your site. We offer two sessions a year - one in the Fall and one in the Spring. For more information visit the Local Phenology Leader Certification Course Landing Page and add your name to the list of Leaders interested in becoming Certified.
Past LPL Monthy Call Topics
2021 DATES |
TOPIC |
Thursday, February 18 OR Friday, February 19 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Results of the 2020 LPP Annual Survey |
Thursday, March 18 OR Friday, March 19 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Refresher on how to use the USA-NPN's Visualization Tools to explore your LPPs data |
Thursday, April 15 OR Friday, April 16 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Best practices for observer retention and engagement |
Thursday, May 20 OR Friday, May 21 |
LPL Community of Practice Call How to create an annual report for your program |
Thursday, June 17 OR Friday, June 18 |
LPL Community of Practice Call Tips and resources for working with youth |
Thursday, July 15 OR Friday, July 16 |
LPL Community of Practice Call How to explore climate data alongside your phenology data |
Thursday, August 19 OR Friday, August 20 |
LPL Community of Practice Call A refresher on the Observaton Deck, including the features of the Manage Users page for your Local Phenology Program. |
Thursday, September 16th OR Friday, September 17th |
LPL Community of Practice Call Phenophase Photo Guides, Nature's Notebook Nuggets, and other training resources. No recording available |
Thursday, October 14th OR Friday, October 15th |
LPL Community of Practice Call What can you learn from the Local Phenology Program Dashboard? |
Thursday, November 18th OR Friday, November 19th |
LPL Community of Practice Call Data exploration - seeing patterns in phenology over time and exploring climate drivers. |
Thursday, December 16th OR Friday, December 17th |
LPL Community of Practice Call End-of-year tasks to keep your LPP running smoothly. |