​Phenology: ​Tracking Seasonal Changes in Plants and Animals – Virginia Beach Master Gardeners – ZOOM

Speakers: Lisa Wallace, Associate Professor of Biology; and Robert Stiffler, Distinguished Professor of Botany, Old Dominion University

Climate change is shifting the natural world in many ways. You’ve perhaps experienced the tidal changes felt across Hampton Roads with rising sea levels, but did you know that plants and animals are changing their yearly growth patterns too? Scientists around the globe are eager to understand these responses of plants and animals to a warming climate and rely on a network of volunteers who regularly observe species at their homes and in local parks and botanical gardens. In this talk, I’ll explain what phenological research is, discuss some of the findings scientists have made recently, and show you how you can become an observer and help us learn more about the changes happening in Southeastern Virginia.

Free & Open to the Public
​No registration required
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