Minnesota Phenology Network

BLANE KLEMEK OUTDOORS: Juncos are sure signs of the seasonsBemidji PioneerThere exists a familiar feathered friend that all of us generally observe each spring and each fall, but normally never in between these two periods of time. A common looking bird, not very distinct looking, and not vociferous in any way. What this ...

BLANE KLEMEK OUTDOORS: Juncos are sure signs of the seasonsBemidji PioneerThere exists a familiar feathered friend that all of us generally observe each spring and each fall, but normally never in between these two periods of time. A common looking bird, not very distinct looking, and not vociferous in any way. What this ...

Klemek Column - The junco: As delightful and welcoming a bird as they comeCrookston Daily TimesWhat this bird represents to most people with an eye to a calendar and is a student of phenology, is that the dark-eyed junco is an avian harbinger to be sure. In October and November, and in late winter-early spring, juncos converge on the Northland ...

ArtsHubActivism through composition: creating music with dataArtsHubCreated in 2015 while Fine was an artist-in-resident in rural China, Leagues of Breaking Light was conceptualised using data from a newly completed study called Climate-driven change in Himalayan Rhododendron phenology by Dr Robbie Hart. The study ...

What Can Animals Tell Us About the Coming Winter? Phenology vs. FolkloreWDIOOne of the Northland's most notable phenologists is Larry Weber, who authored several books, including, “Minnesota Phenology.” He'll tell you that while phenologists are paying very close attention to nature, they do not make predictions of what is to ...

Science: UK bumblebee population trends [Report]InfosurhoyData collected by Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) volunteers to assess the country's changing bumblebee populations have been analysed in a new way for the first time at the University of Kent—and show mixed results about their decline, with cause ...

EarthTalk®Douglas County HeraldA 2016 study by Chinese researchers and published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Global Change Biology found trees changing color (“phenology”) later than in recorded history across 70 percent of the study area (the Northern Hemisphere), ...

Surry wine symposium will include tasting galaGreensboro News & RecordSymposium workshops will cover such topics as monitoring grapevine phenology, viticultural practices for different wine styles, building mouthfeel, and quality in wine canning. Conference registration is $120 and includes the Grand Wine Tasting. Cost ...and more »

What Can Animals Tell Us About the Coming Winter? Phenology vs. Folklore  WDIOOver time, observations of animals and plants in the fall have become instruments of long range forecasting attempts. These folklore tales have become firmly ...

TheReporter.ComOutdoor Education: Markham Elementary School students become citizen scientistsTheReporter.ComStepping off the bus in Lagoon Valley Park, about 40 third grade students from Edwin Markham Elementary School in Vacaville were transformed Monday into citizen scientists thanks to the educators from the Solano Resource Conservation District. The new ...

Outdoor Education: Markham Elementary School students become citizen scientistsTheReporter.ComStepping off the bus in Lagoon Valley Park, about 40 third grade students from Edwin Markham Elementary School in Vacaville were transformed Monday into citizen scientists thanks to the educators from the Solano Resource Conservation District. The new ...

EurekAlert (press release)UK bumblebee population trendsEurekAlert (press release)... sophisticated statistical models to analyse them.' ###. Caste-Specific Demography and Phenology in Bumblebees: Modelling BeeWalk data by Eleni Matechou, Stephen N. Freeman and Richard Comont is published in the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, ...

Phenology - Arboretum Walk | Nature & Outdoors  Madison.comAldo Leopold and his graduate students kept journals to record the timing of natural events (phenology) in Wisconsin and at the Arboretum. Start the new year ...

Phenology - Arboretum WalkMadison.comAldo Leopold and his graduate students kept journals to record the timing of natural events (phenology) in Wisconsin and at the Arboretum. Start the new year learning to track annual life cycles and events. Free, no registration required. Meet at the ...

Sierra MagazineExotic Trees May Be Pretty, But They're Bad News for BirdsSierra MagazineThey also leaf out and flower at different times; they have a different phenology,” she says. “We already knew they could impact insect diversity, the number of species using these plants, but we didn't know how that might impact the animals that rely ...

Chinadaily USAChinese 24 Solar Terms: The Chinese wisdom of dividing timeChinadaily USAEach segment is called a solar term, which reflected the changes of the seasons, climate and phenology. What are the 24 Solar Terms? The 24 Solar Terms are part of the traditional Chinese calendar. It was originated along the Yellow River even before ...

Texas A&M leads $5.7 million research project to attack annual bluegrass  Southwest Farm PressThe most widely grown irrigated crop in the U.S. – turfgrass – is being threatened by annual bluegrass, and Texas A&M AgriLife is leading a project to find ...

Southernminn.comLearn nature journaling, archery and more at River Bend homeschool classesSouthernminn.comLearn about phenology and how to make scientific observations about the changing world. Fall Art Projects, from 12:30–2 p.m., is open to ages 3–7. Kids can use fall's colorful leaves to make art projects and even decorate a mini pumpkin to take home.

Tidbits: Surry wine symposium will include tasting galaGreensboro News & Record... director of the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) Ontario since 2000 when the voluntary system transitioned into a regulated system. Symposium workshops will cover such topics as monitoring grapevine phenology, viticultural practices for different ...and more »

Tidbits: Surry wine symposium will include tasting galaWinston-Salem JournalSymposium workshops will cover such topics as monitoring grapevine phenology, viticultural practices for different wine styles, building mouthfeel, and quality in wine canning. Conference registration is $120 and includes the Grand Wine Tasting. Cost ...and more »