<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">As a follow-up to earlier postings about
Project BudBurst and the National Phenology Network, the information below
explains how the two projects are related. </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">This information was provided by coordinators
involved in each program, Dr. Kay Havens (Chicago Botanic Garden) and Prof.
Mark Schwartz (University of Wisoconsin-Milwaukee). </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">-Patricia</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.<br>
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority<br>
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group<br>
US Fish & Wildlife Service<br>
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750<br>
Arlington, VA 22203<br>
703-358-1708 x1753<br>
FAX: 703-358-2276<br>
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural resources.<br>
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal><br>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">The USA-National Phenology Network (NPN)
is being constructed as a multi-tier network, and one of these tiers<br>
is citizen science. For a brief overview see:<br>
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Geography/npn/meetings/2006_2/npn_progress_update.pdf<br>
<br>
Project BudBurst was conceived and developed by the National Phenology
Network’s </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Informal Science Education Team. Project
Budburst is a Field Campaign to specifically </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">engage citizen scientists in the data
collections effort. The species and protocols used are </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">different but complementary to those
used in the general USA-NPN observation effort.<br>
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">According to Craig Tufts, "the
National Wildlife Federation will be supporting and promoting Project BudBurst
by including </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">4 of the native plants on the BudBurst
list in its Wildlife Watch effort. This national nature treasure </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">hunt will encourage people from throughout
the United States to get outside of their homes, apartments </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">and into their neighborhoods and communities
to look for or listen for as many of the approximately </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">110 species or phenomena they might
find over a three week period.<br>
<br>
A number of the species listed are those also part of a number of Citizen
Science programs ongoing </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">in the country. When participants examine
the Wildlife Watch list, they will also have the opportunity </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">to look at the program information and
protocols and become involved in Monarch Waystations, Project </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Budburst, FrogWatch USA, the Bird House
Network, the Vanessa Migration Project and others.</font><font size=3><tt>"<br>
<br>
In essence, </tt></font><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Project BudBurst
focuses on getting people involved in observing what's going on around
them phenologically.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">USA-National Phenology Network (NPN):</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">According to Prof. Schwartz, the NON
project, which is still evolving, will incorporate aspects of </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">two related programs - an indicator
program and the native plant program. There is a lot that we do not
know </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">about the effects of environmental factors
on native species and the concomitant relationships with their pollinators
</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">and other animals (including humans)
that depend upon each other. Overall, this project will use phenological
</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">information to better understand issues
such as climate change and how hydrological issues (such as an early spring)
</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">might affect forest fires.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">More information on these programs and
on how citizens can register and submit data to the general USA-NPN<br>
data collection efforts, is available on the following web pages:<br>
</font>
<br><font size=3><tt>USA-NPN main page</tt></font><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><br>
http://www.npn.uwm.edu<br>
</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Registration page:</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Geography/npn/registration.html</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3><tt>Lilac area of the USA-NPN web site (including links
to event<br>
descriptions and for submitting data)<br>
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Geography/npn/shrubs.html <br>
</tt></font><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><br>
Map with suggested native plants for each area and links to event<br>
descriptions and for submitting data<br>
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Geography/npn/map.html <br>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">FOR MORE INFORMATION...</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">...on Project Budburst</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">University Corporation for Atmospheric
Reserach (UCAR) at: <</font><a href=mailto:budburstinfo@ucar.edu><font size=3 color=#c44cae face="sans-serif">budburstinfo@ucar.edu</font></a><font size=3 face="sans-serif">></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">...on NPN:</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Professor Mark D. Schwartz<br>
Department of Geography<br>
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br>
P.O. Box 413<br>
Milwaukee, WI 53201</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif"><b>E-mail:</b> </font><a href=mailto:mds@uwm.edu><font size=3 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>mds@uwm.edu</u></font></a>
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