Solstice

As we celebrate the Solstice I wanted to take a little time to acknowledge those weather and climate watchers, the ones that observe and document, order and collate, tabulate and share those endless bits of data into some order of sense.

This came from the team at Nature’s Notebook, the group that observes and collects data about the phenology (the timing of bud break, new leaves, fall colors, health of specific plants, etc.):

Tomorrow (Today) marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. As the days lengthen, I hope the coming weeks bring you a chance for rest and relaxation and good times spent with family and friends. It’s also a chance for us to reflect on all that we have accomplished together this year – over 3,400 of you have contributed over 3 million records of plant and animal seasonal activity. Your data have been used in 14 peer-reviewed research studies this year alone, and many more are likely in the works!

We are so grateful to you for being part of Nature’s Notebook again this year. We are already looking forward to next year and providing you new data collection campaigns to join, improved training resources, and additional information on how your data are being used.