Name: What is phenology? How to track seasonal changes in your backyard and why it’s important.
Uploaded: 2024-05-23T19:22:51-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: It’s springtime and birds are singing, flowers are blooming and the outdoor environment is buzzing with life. Many people notice things that happen in their environment, like when a nearby tree begins to sprout leaves or robins build a nest. While these might seem like the simple side effects of paying attention to the natural […]

Tag: Phenology

What is phenology? How to track seasonal changes in your backyard and why it’s important.

It’s springtime and birds are singing, flowers are blooming and the outdoor environment is buzzing with life. Many people notice things that happen in their environment, like when a nearby tree begins to sprout leaves or robins build a nest. While these might seem like the simple side effects of paying attention to the natural […]

Time in a Garden: Phenology in the forecast

Punxsutawney Phil says spring will come early this year. But then that particular rodent doesn’t have a terrific record as a weather forecaster. Historically, he has been right just 39 percent of the time, a quaint example of folk “phenology” — the art of using animal and plant behaviors to predict changes in the weather […]