Yesterday Theresa Crimmins, Director of USA-NPN, visited the BioPark. In the morning she spoke to a group of about 60 guests from the Think Trees urgan forestry conference about what phenology can tell us. In particular, she emphasized how 12+ years of data from BioPark Nature's Notebook "tribe" has become a valuable resource.
Not only were all six of us there from the team, Matt Peterson, the Northside Assistant Director, was in attendance, too. This was a particularly good occasion for us to show the value of citizen science at the Botanic Garden.
Afterwards, we took Theresa, her son Zack, and a gaggle of others out to the CWG. We walked our observation loop and stopped to discuss most plants. Matt got an earful about the damage done by vehicles and tree thieves. But the day was warm (too warm for February) and sun kind. All in all, it was a very pleasant time outdoors.
That's not to say that yesterday's astronomical pollen count didn't catch up with me after my Claritin wore off. Today the forecast is for evening rain. Let's hope it knocks back the pollen count and maybe even give us a good bit of snow in the mountains. Our snowpack is awful this winter and wildfire season will not be fun.
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