Northern CA PPSR Projects 1

Project Bud Burst

• Organization Name

  National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
• Project Website

  http://neoninc.org/learn-experience/project-budburst
• Organization Website

  http://neoninc.org/
• Partners

  N / A
• Contact Name

  Dr. Sandra Henderson, Co-Director
• Contact Email

  N / A
• Contact Phone

  N / A
• Other Contact Information

  To request more information about Project BudBurst or to share your suggestions or comments with us, please contact us at: budburstinfo@neoninc.org

• Project Purpose (taken from project materials)

  We are a network of people across the United States who monitor plants as the seasons change. We are a national field campaign designed to engage the public in the collection of important ecological data based on the timing of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of plants (plant phenophases). Project BudBurst participants make careful observations of these plant phenophases. The data are being collected in a consistent manner across the country so that scientists can use the data to learn more about the responsiveness of individual plant species to changes in climate locally, regionally, and nationally.

• Participant Activities

  Project BudBurst is designed for individuals or groups to make regular observations of a plant(s) in their local area. As a participant, you might observe a plant that is in your backyard, neighborhood, school, workplace, or you may want to observe a plant that you find on your daily walk.

  We’ve created an easy-to-use Field Journal that you can print and use to record information about your plant. You can also download customized Field Journals for Project BudBurst plant.

  In addition to basic location, you will note other features using the checklist on your Field Journal. You will be asked to describe your site in terms of proximity to buildings, presence of asphalt surfaces, slope, sunlight, and irrigation. Remember that when you register, you only have to enter this information once for each site you want to monitor. You can monitor multiple plants under the same site description, as long as those plants are within a 1/2 mile of each other.

• Data Entry

  • Website
  • Data Sheets
• Other Participant Activities

  N / A
• System Studied

  • Plants
• Geographic Scope

  National
• Region

  All (see 'geographic scope')
• Location

  Anywhere there are plants
• Location - Map

  Boulder, Colorado
• Time Commitment

  • Other (see Other Information below)
• Volunteer Qualifications

  No. All the information you need to participate can be found on our web site. We will guide you through the simple steps to participate and the Project BudBurst team will try and answer your questions as they come up.

  It is worth spending some time to learn about the phenophases of your plant to make certain you are collecting useful data.
  You can find phenophase information in the Plant Resources section of the website on each of the plant group pages.

• Volunteer Training

  There is information within the website to help volunteers learn how to make observations.

• Cost to Participant

  None

• How will the findings be used?

  We make our data freely available to all in several formats on the View Results page. The data is currently being used by scientists and educators in the Project BudBurst network.

• Other Information

  This project can be done independently or as a group.

  Whether you have an afternoon, a few weeks, a season, or a whole year, you can make an important contribution to better understand changing climates in your area

• Photo

  N / A
• last update:

  10/1/12