UMaine offers more ‘Signs of the Seasons’ training
Four free “Signs of the Seasons” trainings sessions for volunteer citizen scientists are being offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant.
Participants are trained to observe the signs of spring — budding leaves, blooming flowers, peeping frogs, singing birds — that are indicators of a much larger cycle of seasonal changes that affect the plants, animals and people in Maine. The study of these seasonal changes, called phenology, contributes to understanding the local effects of climate change.
“Signs of the Seasons” training sessions are scheduled for:
- Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden, April 25, 4–6:30 p.m.
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, May 8, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, May 10, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
A session emphasizing the monitoring of coastal rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) will be held at Kettle Cove State Park, Cape Elizabeth, May 3, noon– 2 p.m.
All training sessions are free and open to the public; registration is required. Register online. For more information contact Pam Doherty, 207.832.0343, pamela.doherty@maine.edu. To request a disability accommodation contact Esperanza Stancioff, 207.832.0343, esp@maine.edu.
More information about “Signs of the Seasons” training is also available online.