We are using Nature's Notebook to offer Oro Valley residents a safe outdoor activity in existing parks and hiking trails that will introduce them to citizen science activities that can be used to monitor the local environment.

We are using Nature's Notebook to get more people engaged in making phenological observations. Visitors to our Nature Center can make observations on five trees that are registered with the USA National Phenology Network.

Cedar Crest College - Cigliano Research Lab plans to set up a long-term observational study on the phenological changes in native species as climate change indicators in the William F. Curtis Arboretum at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.

Organization staff, volunteers, school groups will be using Nature's Notebook to create a data stream to the National Phenological Network and increase membership and involvement at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center in Grand Marais, MN. They want to promote nature center members to observe seasonal changes more critically and provide additional opportunities for visitors to engage in.

Citizen Science Team at Trinity Christian College is using Nature's Notebook to engage students on campus with ecology and the environment. We plan to observe plants in the campus landscape and along a forested trail on campus.
Big bluestem
Switchgrass
Butterfly milkweed
Bur oak
Eastern redbud

Nature's Notebook provides an opportunity for the community (school groups & families) to engage in an activity that promotes being outdoors, observing nature and learning about their outdoor environment. The continuous nature of Nature's Notebook is ideal for connecting people to a specific location over time.