{"id":487,"date":"2009-03-04T17:39:54","date_gmt":"2009-03-05T01:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=487"},"modified":"2009-03-04T17:39:54","modified_gmt":"2009-03-05T01:39:54","slug":"stop-and-count-the-poppies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2009\/03\/04\/stop-and-count-the-poppies\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop and Count The Poppies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-502\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2009\/03\/ca_poppy2.jpg\" alt=\"ca_poppy2\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2009\/03\/ca_poppy2.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2009\/03\/ca_poppy2-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>Here&#8217;s a new reason to take time to stop\u00a0and smell the roses. Or at least count them.<\/p>\n<p>A consortium of scientists called the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usanpn.org\/\"> USA-National Phenology Network <\/a>(USA-NPN) is recruiting volunteers from across the country to help track the effects of climate change on ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Described by executive director Jake Weltzin as a project\u00a0&#8220;for people interested in participating in climate change science, not just reading about it,&#8221; the\u00a0network will collect data from government, academic, and &#8220;citizen&#8221; scientists to track the life-cycles of more than 200 plants, including California Poppies and Ponderosa Pines.\u00a0 The\u00a0project will begin tracking animals next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usanpn.org\/?q=glossary#phenology\">Phenology<\/a>\u00a0is the study of the seasonal cycles of plants and animals, such as plants sprouting, flowering and fruiting.\u00a0\u00a0 Abrupt changes in these patterns, due to climate change or other reasons, can be extremely disruptive to ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>USA-NPN hopes that the data collected will help scientists and resource managers &#8220;predict wildfires and pollen production, detect and control invasive species, monitor droughts, and assess the vulnerability of various plant and animal species to climate change.\u00a0&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Weltzin said<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/corecast\/\">\u00a0<\/a>that he hopes 100,000 citizen scientists will\u00a0volunteer to help with the project.\u00a0\u00a0 Detailed information on how to participate is located at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usanpn.org\">www.usanpn.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/corecast\/\">Listen here<\/a> to an interview with Weltzin about the project on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/corecast\/\">U.S. Geological Survey&#8217;s website<\/a>. 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