[PCA] NEWS: Citizens asked to keep eye on plants (BudBurst)

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/19/citizens-asked-to-keep-eye-on-plants/

Citizens asked to keep eye on plants
Researchers to track climate's effects on flora
By Steve Graff For the Camera
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Scientists are asking people to keep an eye on their gardens to help track 
climate change.

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst

Last week, Boulder's University Corp. for Atmospheric Research began 
Project BudBurst, a nationwide initiative that has "citizen scientists" 
monitoring their favorite patches of flowers so researchers can better 
understand the climate's effect on plant life cycles.

"Climate change may be affecting our backyards and communities in ways 
that we don't even notice," Sandra Henderson, of UCAR's Office of 
Education and Outreach, said in a news release. "Project BudBurst is 
designed to help both adults and children understand the changing 
relationship among climate, seasons and plants, while giving the 
participants the tools to communicate their observations to others."

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