The Downeast Phenology Trail: A snapshot of citizen science in Acadia National Park
Orcutt E, Webber H, Benz S. 2018. The Downeast Phenology Trail: A snapshot of citizen science in Acadia National Park. Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park
From the abstract: "The Downeast Phenology Trail is a citizen science project that tracks the phenology of plant species in the Downeast region of Maine. The project is a partnership between Schoodic Institute, Acadia National Park, Downeast Lakes Land Trust, Blue Hill Heritage Trust, Island Heritage Trust, Fields Pond Audubon Center, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust, and Frenchman Bay Conservancy. Phenology, or natures calendar, is the study of plant and animal life cycle events-including fruiting of plants, emergence of insects, and bird migrations. This project uses three citizen science tools, Natures Notebook, iNaturalist, and eBird to help answer scientific research questions tracking changes in phenology and their relation to climate change in Downeast Maine. What has the citizen science effort looked like on the Downeast Phenology Trail? What are the data showing so far? What are the next steps for the Downeast Phenology Trail? As the third year of the Downeast Phenology Trail draws to close we reflect on the projects progress and visualize the projects future."
- Type
- Poster
- Authors
- Orcutt, Elizabeth; Webber, Hannah; Benz, Seth
- Date of Issue
- 2018-10-20
- Publisher
- Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Education, phenology, Research & Studies, trails