Transcript Project BudBurst 2014

Introduction to
Project BudBurst
Mr. Hefti – Pulaski High School
CSA 503 Spring 2014
What do all of these photos
have in common?
Essential Questions
• What is citizen science?
• What is Project BudBurst?
• What can be gained through
participation?
• Which plants should be observed?
• How do you report observations?
Project BudBurst needs your help!
• Create PBB account
• Make observations of
plants
• Submit findings
• Make more
observations
• Submit more findings
• View data on website
Biology Class Tree – Flowering Pear (2/14)
What is citizen science?
“You don't have to work in a laboratory or wear a
white coat to be a scientist. In fact, you don't even
have to have any formal training. Average citizens
are getting involved in the scientific process every
day by participating in citizen science, a movement
in which volunteers are helping professional
scientists collect and analyze data. This
mobilization of volunteers allows a wide range of
data to be collected quickly.”
http://money.howstuffworks.com/economics/volunteer/information/citizen-science.htm
Examples of citizen science projects
and of course…
• Network of people who monitor plants as
seasons change
• National field campaign designed to
engage public in ecological data collection
• Based on the timing of leafing, flowering
and fruiting of plants (plant phenophases)
• Scientists use data to learn about how
plant species respond to climate change
locally, regionally and nationally
• Thousands of people from all 50 states
have participated!
• “Engage people from
all walks of life in
ecological research by
asking them to share
their observations of
changes in plants
through the seasons.”
Biology Class Tree – Flowering Pear (6/13)
What is the Project BudBurst mission
statement?
Who can participate?
• Open to people of all ages and abilities
• Observations needed from diversity of plant
communities
• Past participants:
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School groups
Backyard naturalists
Gardeners
Seniors in retirement
communities
• Scout groups
• College professors
and their students
• Hikers
• Professional botanists and
ecologists
• Visitors to botanic gardens
• Visitors to Wildlife Refuges
and National Parks
• Others interested in
contributing to a better
understanding of plants and
climate change
Is there a cost to participate?
• Everything you need to participate can be
found on the Project BudBurst website and is
freely downloadable
Is special training needed to
participate?
• All the
information
you will need
to participate
can be found
on the web
site
Environmental benefits of
participation
• By monitoring plant *phenophases scientists
can figure out how seasonal patterns are
changing and make predictions for the future
• *Noting when the first buds appear, when
the first flowers appear, when leaves drop in
the fall and other parts of plant life cycles
Example Phenophase Observations
Example Phenophase Observations
Project BudBurst website
• PBB Get Started Page
• Demonstrate Registration
Biology Class Tree – Flowering Pear (9/12)
How-to select plants to observe
• Several options
available
• Select plants that are
easily accessed
• Observe plants that
are interesting to you
Plant Groupings to Observe
Select a plant by state
Click on your
state to see
which plants
are available!
Select a plant off the PBB Master
Plant List
The Master
Plant list
contains over
250 species!
Select a plant off the PBB Top 10 List!
9 out of the top 10 PBB plants are found in New York state!
• Report
observations of
any plant that
interests you!
• Flowering pear
tree outside of
room 211 not on
PBB list
Biology Class Tree – Flowering Pear (4/12)
“Free choice”
Observation reporting protocol
• 2 ways to
report
data…
– Regular
Reports
– Single Reports
Use regular reports if you plan to
make several observations of the
same plant over the course of the
season.
This method of reporting is preferred.
Use single
reports if you
just want to
report once or
observe a plant
that you will
probably not
visit again this
season.
Practice Eastern White Pine Report –
make sure to register first!
Practice Single Report
Eastern white
pine
(Pinus
strobus)
needles
Practice Regular Report
Eastern white
pine
(Pinus
strobus)
bark
Now Submit Your Observations!
• Remember that every plant tells
a story! Whether you have an
afternoon, a few weeks, a season
or a whole year, you can make an
important contribution to better
understand changing climates in
your area. The Project BudBurst
website provides everything you
need to get outside, make
reports, and share what you find
with others. Sign up and start
making Project BudBurst
observations today.
Assessment
• Mr. Hefti makes an
observation of a unique
plant while he is hiking in
the woods.
• He takes a digital picture
of the plant with his
phone so he can look up
the plant once home.
• He decides to submit
observations to PBB…
should he use:
– Single reports? [or]
– Regular reports?
• Mr. Hefti enjoyed
observing the sugar
maple tree behind his
house change over the
course of a year.
• He made detailed notes
of when he observed
changes in the plant.
• He decides to submit
observations to PBB…
should he use:
– Single reports? [or]
– Regular reports?
Let’s revisit our essential questions…
• What is citizen science?
• What is Project BudBurst?
• What can be gained through
participation?
• Which plants should be observed?
• How do you report observations?
Let’s review!
• Citizen science utilizes crowdsourcing for data
collection
• Report plant phenophase observations to
Project BudBurst
• Project BudBurst observations contribute to
data to be analyzed to determine impact of
climate change
• Choose a plant that works for you
• Complete report forms and then submit
observations online
What’s next?
• Go to Project BudBurst website and decide
if you want to proceed further
• If prepared to move forward…
– Select plants
– Register online
• If interested but not prepared see me for
individual help!
• Attend my future Project BudBurst work
sessions!
My contact information…
• Jamie Hefti
• Pulaski High School, 4624 Salina Street, Pulaski,
NY 13142
• (315) 298-5103 ext. 4211
• [email protected]
• Please feel free to get in touch with me to discuss
any questions you might have as well as for
advice or troubleshooting!
Welcome to Project BudBurst!
(important web links)
• budburst.org (organization home page)
• budburst.org/getstarted.php (getting
started)
• budburst.org/login.php (log in screen
after account set up)
• www.citizenscienceacademy.org (for
educators)
• [email protected] (Mr. Hefti’s email
address)