Much of the Southeast is seeing either the earliest spring on record or a spring that only occurs this early every 40 years, according to the National Phenology Network, which tracks leaf-out.
How did the bluebonnet become a symbol of Texas?
Beautiful, abundant, and surprisingly hardy, these legendary blooms captivate flower lovers.
ByAlex Temblador
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Waves of bluebonnet flowers fill Texas highways and backroads each spring. This inspires parents to snap photos of their kids in fields of purplish blooms, and road trippers to trek from Big Bend National Park to the Texas Hill Country in search of the enchanting wildflowers.
The blooms are mostly indigo, though bluebonnets also come in shades of pink and white. From mid-March to April, they pop out, bookended by other seasonal flowers pristine white prickly poppies, dreamy evening primroses, lavender-hued Texas thistles.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free âSigns of the Seasonsâ training options for volunteer citizen scientists around the state.
The training options include:
A three-part webinar series from 4â5 p.m. on March 22, 24 and 26.
Online training co-hosted by Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve from 3:30â5 p.m. on March 23.
In-person, socially-distanced training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens from 10 a.m.ânoon on May 5 at 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. The training is limited to 10 participants.
Online training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens from 4â5 p.m. on May 5.
Each training includes information about the importance of studying phenology in a changing climate, the relevance of indicator species to New England, and how to set up a site and start observing. Data collected by volunteers contribute to an online database hosted by the National Phenology Network.
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 1:00pm
(Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
(Photo courtesy University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free ‘Signs of the Seasons’ training options for volunteer citizen scientists around the state.
The training options include:
A three part webinar series March 22, 24 and 26, from 4 - 5 p.m.
Online training co-hosted by Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, March 23, from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
In-person, socially-distanced training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, May 5, from 10 a.m. - noon, at 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. The training is limited to 10 participants.
Online training co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, May 5, from 4 - 5 p.m.