%NGAGE OTHERS
"ECAUSE PHENOLOGY IS SO SIMPLE AND ENJOYABLE TO
OBSERVE IT CAN BE A WONDERFUL WAY TO ENGAGE VOLUN
TEERS YOUTH OR SITE VISITORS -ANY SCHOOLS NATURE
CENTERS AND NONPROFIT TREE ADVOCACY GROUPS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE USING PHENOLOGY OBSERVATION AS A WAY
TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING
THE WORLD AROUND THEM 4RACKING PLANT PHENOLOGY CAN BE
A WAY FOR YOUR MUNICIPAL PROGRAM OR A LOCAL NONPROFIT
TO EXPAND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND TRADITIONAL
PLANTING MULCHING AND PRUNING )T CAN ALSO SERVE AS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
,EAF EXPANSION SUCH AS ON THIS WHITE OAK 1UERCUS ALBA IS ONE PHENOPHASE THAT CAN BE TRACKED 0HOTO BY $UDLEY
2 (ARTEL
DEVELOP MONTHS EARLIER THIS YEAR THAN LAST )VE ALSO
BEEN DELIGHTED TO OBSERVE THINGS ) MOST LIKELY NEVER
WOULD HAVE REGISTERED HAD ) NOT BEEN LOOKING AT THIS
TREE SO CAREFULLY CRAB SPIDERS HIDING IN THE TREES TUBU
LAR FLOWERS SPHINX MOTH LARVAE MUNCHING THE LEAVES
SPHINX MOTH ADULTS ENJOYING THE FLOWER NECTAR AND LYNX
SPIDERS HIDING AMONG THE GREEN LEAVES
3IMILARLY ) $UDLEY OBSERVED MY RED MAPLE !CER
RUBRUM TREE IN MY YARD IN #OMER 'EORGIA FLOWERING
BEFORE #HRISTMAS IN BOTH AND 4HOUGH WE
KNOW THIS PLANT IS AN EARLIER BLOOMER THIS IS EXTREME
!ND ) MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THIS HAD ) NOT
BEEN CAREFULLY TRACKING THE TREES PHENOLOGY ON A WEEKLY
BASIS EVEN DURING THE SOCALLED hDORMANTv SEASON
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