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Garden Nature Studies

Here you will find garden/nature-related studies that you can participate in. These are also called citizen science, and are a great way to get involved and also learn about nature. Please note disclaimer below.


Project BudBurst

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"Join us in collecting important climate change data on the timing of leafing and flowering in your area through Project BudBurst! This national field campaign targets native tree and flower species across the country. With your help, we will be compiling valuable environmental and climate change information around the United States."

Excerpt from Project BudBurst.
"Register now to become a member of the Project BudBurst community!"


Firefly Watch

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"It's easy to participate in Firefly Watch. Basically, we want to know if you have fireflies in your backyard this summer (or in a nearby field if you don't have a backyard). Even if you don't see fireflies, your data is valuable."

Excerpt from Firefly Watch.
Visit them to learn more.


Earth Alive

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"Earth Alive invites you to join a unique community of nature observers! Track, compare, sort and store your outdoor observations on Nature Net's Earth Alive website. Can you meet the weekly challenge? Will you be the first to notice the geese migrating south, ice in the ditches, the first tulip bloom or the return of 90-degree days? Find out with Earth Alive!"

Excerpt and Logo from Earth Alive.
Visit your link to the world of phenology and nature observations.


The Great Sunflower Project

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"By watching and recording the bees at sunflowers in your garden, you can help us understand the challenges that bees are facing."

Excerpt from
The Great Sunflower Project.
Join this worthwhile project today!


Signs Of Spring

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Watch for these favorite signs of spring.

Report Your Observations!

Visit Signs Of Spring to view live maps and get more information.


Journey North

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Annenberg Media presents... A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change

Share your own field observations with others across North America.

Tracking the coming of Spring through the migration patterns of the following...

Visit Journey North for more information.


Plant It Forward

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Each of us can help save trees!

Visit Abundant Forests to learn ways we can renew, reuse and respect our forests, and Plant It Forward.


Urban Habitats

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"Urban Habitats is a peer-reviewed, open-access electronic journal on the biology of urban areas. Articles are welcomed from scientists, scholars, and practitioners in urban habitat restoration, conservation biology, urban botany, landscape architecture and design, and other fields concerning urban ecology."


Visit Urban Habitats for more information.


Acid Rain Study

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"Although the Acid Rain Study is an optional extension of the BFL project, we strongly urge participants to give it a try. By studying additional threats like acid rain, we will be able to make better-informed conservation recommendations to help protect forest birds."

Visit Acid Rain Study to learn more.


World Water Monitoring Day™

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"World Water Monitoring Day™ is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies."


Excerpt from World Water Monitoring Day™
The month-long program kicks off each year on September 18 with a data entry deadline of December 18.



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