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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Bright" color=#008000 size=2>I am willing to
participate, but the 'budburst.org' website is
unavailable.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From: </B>Olivia Kwong<BR><B>Sent:
</B>3/21/2007 2:37 PM<BR><B>To: </B>native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org;
mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org; apwg@lists.plantconservation.org;
rwg@lists.plantconservation.org; sos@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Subject:
</B>[MPWG] Project BudBurst!<BR><BR><BR>The attached PDF has the same text in a
flyer format if you want to print <BR>it out to
distribute.<BR><BR>----------------<BR><BR>Is Spring Here Yet?<BR><BR>This
spring, people across the nation will join us in collecting important
<BR>climate change data on the timing of leafing and flowering of trees and
<BR>flowers through Project BudBurst! This national citizen science field
<BR>campaign targets native tree and flower species across the country. By
<BR>recording the timing of the leafing and flowering of native species each
<BR>year, scientists can learn about the prevailing climatic characteristics
<BR>in a region over time. With your help, we will be compiling valuable
<BR>environmental information that can be compared to historical records to
<BR>illustrate the effects of climate change.<BR><BR>Project BudBurst is ideal
for teachers and students, families interested <BR>in participating in a science
project, scouts and 4-H groups, gardening <BR>clubs, botanical gardens..anyone
or any group with an interest in <BR>contributing to a socially and
scientifically relevant research study. <BR>You.ll find all the information you
need to participate in Project <BR>BudBurst at www.budburst.org. So join us this
spring (April through June) <BR>and be part of the Project BudBurst
community!<BR><BR><BR>Project Budburst is a collaborative effort of the Chicago
Botanic Garden, <BR>ESRI, National Science Foundation, National Phenology
Network, UCAR Office <BR>of Education and Outreach, University of Arizona,
University of Montana, <BR>University of California . Santa Barbara, and Windows
to the Universe. <BR>U.S. Bureau of Land Management provided funding for the
spring 2007 event.</DIV></BODY></HTML>