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Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC is using Nature's Notebook our students to collect enough data to look for trends and we aim to answer "Are trees on our campus changing leaf color earlier each year?"

City: 
Cullowhee
State: 
NC
Organization Type: 
Plan to Use Nature's Notebook for:: 
Answering science questions
Studying climate change impacts
Status and trends (or baseline) monitoring
Getting students involved with research
This LPP is working with K-16 students: 
Yes
More than 30 students: 
Under-served Communities: 
Yes
Under-served how?: 
Many of our students are first-generation college students
Involves indigenous communities: 
Personal Site Network: 
First Observation Date: 
September, 2013
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