Republican Journal advances Signs of the Season workshop for children
The Republican Journal reported Friends of Sears Island will host a spring phenology program for children age 6 to 12 on Sears Island. Elisabeth Maxwell, assistant coordinator for the Signs of the Seasons program, will lead the March 30 workshop designed to teach students what phenology means, how to recognize seasonal changes in their area, and how to identify species they observe in their backyards, according to the article. Signs of the Seasons relies on citizen scientists across Maine and New Hampshire to contribute valuable data about phenology to help researchers understand the local effects of global climate changes, the article states. Signs of the Seasons is offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant.