Looking for a free project that involves plant watching, helps advance science and … parents, grandparents, teachers take note … can be done with children? Project BudBurst fits the bill.
Last year's early spring warm up in Connecticut brought … as one would expect … earlier bloom times for many plants. But it may not just be one season of warmth that's causing plants to bloom sooner.
You know how those moisture-retaining gels swell when placed in water? That's what I envision happens to brains of new gardeners as they soak up any and all available how-to gardening information – I was a novice gardener once long, long ago and did just that. It's important to seek learned, sound advise from gardening friends, trusted nursery staff, local agriculture extension departments, books, blogs, websites, and magazines. Unfortunately not all gardening information is as clear as it should be.
ATTENTION: Plant observers needed, especially to watch for and report specifics about Project BudBurst's 10 most wanted. Project BudBurst is a national program that enlists volunteer phenologists – watchers of the biological/seasonal rhythms of plant life – to help actual phenologists map these rhythms across the country. Doing so helps them follow effects of climate change.
September 29, 2009. Looking for a worthy fall project to engage youngsters in outdoor activity? Check out the Lost Ladybug Project. It's another of those citizen scientist programs – like Project Budburst, Firefly Watch, and Frogwatch USA I noted in previous posts. Lost Ladybug asks individuals of all ages to watch for and photograph ladybugs that frequent the area in which they live or work. Then the organizers want everyone to upload photos to the Lost Ladybug website so they can be identified and mapped along with thousands of other ladybug photos.
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