[Statewide_MWS] Project BudBurst - Citizen Science Opportunity

[Candice Rupprecht]

Project BudBurst 
A National Phenology Network Field Campaign for Citizen Scientists 
 <http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/ 
  
Project BudBurst is starting on February 15th! 

Join us in collecting important climate change data on the timing of leafing
and flowering in your area through Project BudBurst! This national field
campaign targets
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/plantlist.php>  native
tree and flower species
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/plantlist.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/plantlist.php across
the country. With your help, we will be compiling valuable environmental and
climate change information around the United States. 


 <http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/register.php>
Register Now
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/register.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/register.php - Become a
member of the Project BudBurst community! This allows you to save your
observation sites and plants that you are monitoring throughout the year and
for coming years. 


 <http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/subscribe.php>
Subscribe
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/subscribe.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/subscribe.php to the
Project BudBurst mailing list to receive updates and announcements about the
new features added for 2008. Read about us in the
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/news.php> News
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/news.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/news.php ! 


Last year's inaugural event drew thousands of people of all ages taking
careful observations of the
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/participate_phenophase
s.php> phenological events
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/participate_phenophase
s.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/participate_phenophases
.php such as the first bud burst, first leafing, first flower, and seed or
fruit dispersal of a diversity of tree and flower species, including weeds
and ornamentals. The citizen science observations and records were entered
into the BudBurst data base.  As a
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/results.php> result
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/results.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/results.php of the
pilot field campaign, useful data was collected in a consistent way across
the country so that scientists can use it to learn about the responses of
individual plant species to climatic variation locally, regionally, and
nationally, and to detect longer-term impacts of climate change by comparing
with historical data.  Due to the enthusiastic response and robust
participation in the 2007 we have expanded the Web site features for Project
BudBurst in 2008! 


New Features For 2008!   
We are excited to announce new features added to the Website that will
greatly expand the usability and enhance your experience while participating
in Project BudBurst! 


*	Expanded time to participate!   

*	A
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/register.php>
myBudBurst member registration
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/register.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/register.php space
which allows you to save observation sites and plants online. 

*	More
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/plantlist.php> plant
species
<http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/plantlist.php>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/plantlist.php including
all calibration species from the National Phenology Network. 

*	An online geolocator which gives you an easy way of obtaining
latitude and longitude coordinates when reporting your observations. 

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