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1. The USA National Phenology Network: A Practical Tool for Research, Management and Education in the Face of Climate Change Jake F. Weltzin, Kathryn Thomas, Brian Haggerty, Theresa Crimmins, Ellen Denny, Abe Miller-Rushing, Alyssa Rosemartin www.usanpn.org

2. Agenda • Introduction to USA-NPN and overview of applications (11:30-12) • Applications break-out groups (12-1:15) • Research (Kathryn Thomas) • Decision support (Jake Weltzin) • Education (Brian Haggerty)

3. Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface

4. Phenology Cause and consequence of seasonal biological events

5. “Phenology…is perhaps the simplest process in which to track changes in the ecology of species in response to climate change.” (IPCC 2007)

6. Camille Parmesan Changes in spring timing for many organisms • Parmesan and Yohe • Meta-analysis • 677 species examined • 16-132 years (med = 45) • 62% advanced in timing Parmesan and Yohe 2003 Nature

7. Change in spring timing (days/decade) Response depends on the type of organism N = 203 Parmesan 2007 GCB

8. English Oak Winter Moth Pied Flycatcher A three-way mismatch EARLIER EARLIER SAME TIME EACH YEAR Both et al. 2006 Nature

9. Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface

10. A new data resource—a national network ofintegrated phenological observations across space and time • Understand how plants, animals and landscapes respond to environmental variation and climate change • Develop decision-support tools and techniques to facilitate human adaptation to climate change • Engage the public in scientific discovery and increase the understanding of the changing natural world through phenology monitoring

11. NPN in a nutshell • National-scale science and monitoring initiative • Agencies, NGOs, academia, the public • Integrates with other science/monitoring networks • Target: 100,000 observation locations • Plants + animals; contemporary + legacy data • Education & outreach • Integration across spatial and temporal scales

12. Scientists Specialized Networks Citizen Scientists National Coordinating Office Information Management Monitoring Programs Communications NGOs Native American Tribes Resource Managers Public Agencies Educators Services for stakeholders

13. Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface

14. Thoreau on Walden Pond Rich Hank Abe • Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond, Concord, MA • - 600 plant species, first flowering, 8 years, 1850s • Richard Primack & Abe Miller-Rushing, Concord, MA • - 42 plant species, first flowering, 4 years, 2004-2007 • - Average flowering date: 7 days earlier • - Culprit: rising winter and spring temperatures

15. https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bpp/

16. Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • How to use the USA-NPN data entry interface

17. Management & Decision Support Applications • Predictive services: fire, invasions, dust, runoff • Health: allergies, disease • Natural resources: management, migrations, pests • Conservation: mutualisms, reserve planning • Agriculture: plant & animal production, biocontrol • Ecosystem services: carbon, water & nutrient dynamics • Recreation: hunting, leaf-peeping, bird-watching

18. Local extinctions in Concord, MA What’s declining? asters, bladderworts, buttercups, dogwoods, lilies, mints, orchids, violets Vulnerability assessments Decline in population Change in phenology Willis et al. 2008 PNAS

19. Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface

20. Educator’s Clearinghouse http://www.usanpn.org/?q=educators_clearinghouse

22. The Phenology Handbook can be tailored for a variety of audiences

23. Great introduction to phenology monitoring Engage public in global change data collection Educational materials on-line Observations for any plant species

24. Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface

25. Data User interface Data curation Products Search Synthesis Visualizations Work platform Datasets Database system Contemp-orary Legacy Partners Ancillary Research Decision- support Metadata Education USA-NPN Information Management System

27. 215 plant species • Search by state or partner • Calibration Species • Cloned Plant Project Species http://www.usanpn.org/?q=species_search

28. Review site & species selection guidelines • Select plants to monitor • Register yourself • Register your site • Register your individual plants • Get instructions & data sheets • Make & record observations • Report observations online http://www.usanpn.org/?q=guidelines

29. www.usanpn.org

31. Register your site

32. Register your plants

37. Break-out groups • Research (Kathryn Thomas) • Decision support and management (Jake Weltzin) • Education (Brian Haggerty)