Accepted Showcase Pitch
Signs of Spring
Michael Magee
(Natural History Museum Denmark and the TETTRIs project)
Short Abstract
This citizen science project answers the question: does climate change impact the arrival of spring? The project has gathered data in Denmark since 2023 with clear indicators that butterflies, birds and flowers appear earlier.
Abstract
The goal of 'Signs of Spring' is to gather new knowledge about spring phenology (the annual cycle of natural events in plants and animals) and get more Danes out into nature. The researchers are specifically looking for 20 signs of spring to investigate whether spring is affected by climate change. Anyone who wants to help learn more about spring in nature can register their findings and photos in the nature registration app Arter or at Arter.dk.
Signs of Spring is a collaboration between six natural history museums in Denmark: Naturama, Aarhus, Gram Lergrav, Museum Mors, Fur Museum and the Natural History Museum Denmark and is supported by the 15. June Foundation.
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