On the final botany class field trip for the semester, I caught chaparral whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis) with fresh flowers and fruits on the same twig

#naturalist #photography #fruit #flower #California #phenology

https://flic.kr/p/2saJMn5

#MaineAudubon Webinar - #Serviceberry

Wednesday May 6, 5:30-7 pm
Led by Andrew Tufts

Free program, donations encouraged. Registration required.

"Serviceberry marks a key seasonal transition in Maine, blooming as migratory #birds and #pollinators arrive. This webinar examines serviceberry’s role in forest edges, open woodlands, and rocky landscapes, and how these ecologically rich habitats support #biodiversity. Participants will also learn how edge communities translate into parks, trails, and residential landscapes.

Natural Communities & Seasonal Change is a three-part spring learning series that combines monthly webinars with guided field experiences to explore #Maine’s #NativePlant communities through the lens of seasonal #phenology. The series focuses on how #NativeTrees and shrubs signal ecological change, support #wildlife, and shape both natural and human landscapes. Participants will build skills in observation, #PlantIdentification, and reading the landscape as spring unfolds."

FMI and to register:
https://maineaudubon.org/events/natural-communities-servicceberry/

#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #MainePlants #NatureObservation #CitizenScience #LearnAboutNature

Some really exciting news!
... at least for some of us...

Our new website is live!
https://pep725.eu/

To put things into perspective: since the project began over 15 years ago, we’ve had to make do with our homemade website. Thanks to our sponsors Eumetnet and GeoSphere Austria, we were finally able to secure funding for a relaunch during this project phase.

Things will get even more interesting in the second phase of development when our API goes live and everyone can access the entire dataset directly. That will certainly take some time, but in the meantime, celebrate with us and let us know what’s still missing, where errors might have crept in, and anything else that’s on your mind.

#phenology #eumetnet #geosphere_at #pep725

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), two pie cherries (Prunus cerasus "North star' and Prunus cerasus 'Montmorency'), and an amsonia jonesii in bloom. Forecast of 27 degrees tonight, so there may be no pie cherries for me this summer.

#BloomScrolling #gardening #GardenInventory #NativePlants #phenology

I'm seeing lots of baby birds around Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, in April, like autumn is the new spring. It's really strange. Winter's not far away.

From today, here are two mother ducks with young ducklings and some pukeko chicks.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/349979497

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/349979508

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/349979527

#birds #phenology #ClimateChange #nz

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Responses of plant reproductive #Phenology and #Productivity to #DroughtTiming depend on root depth and flowering time

#ClimateChange | #DecreasedPrecipitation | #Grassland

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag065

Temperatures well above zero and a series of morning thunderstorms... Starting the Toronto spring #phenology thread:

- 2 cm long, thick buds on the lilac
- fluffy buds on the serviceberry
- redbud starting too
- crocuses wilting
- generally lots of sprouts and leaves coming up, most of which I don't yet recognize

Wondering if we'll get a blanket of snow yet, or if that's it for the season. I'm mentally prepared for snow shovelling in April. There was a flurry on April 7th, but it didn't really cover the ground. Now we have forecasts above zero until at least April 19th, and that in turn would be quite late for snow here.