Signs of the Seasons

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This Earth Day, we invite you to become part of the “Signs of the Seasons” citizen science project. Volunteers across Maine are working together to build a rich, detailed record of our region’s seasonal changes. This data helps scientists document and respond to local effects of climate change. 

 Maine Sea Grant will offer an in-person volunteer training for the Signs of the Seasons program on the Augusta campus, co-hosted by the UMA American Conservation Coalition. Participants will learn about the goals of the program, learn how to make scientific observations of phenology (the study of cyclic and seasonal changes of plants and animals), practice making phenology observations on the grounds of UMA, and leave with the tools and knowledge needed to set up their own site to observe and record changes in phenology in their own yard or community. 

 For more information on Signs of the Seasons, visit: https://extension.umaine.edu/signs-of-the-seasons/ 

Please email jennifer.long@maine.edu with questions or for more information about Zoom option.

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This event is for UMA students, faculty, and staff only (not open to the general public).