http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:00:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/the-fate-of-tuliptree-98/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/the-fate-of-tuliptree-98/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:00:14 +0000 Sandy Wolkenberg http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12818 Despite succumbing to damage, Tuliptree #98--a favorite of the Citizen Scientists in the Garden's Tree Phenology program--lives on in many ways.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/the-fate-of-tuliptree-98/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/theres-strength-in-numbers/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/theres-strength-in-numbers/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:00:56 +0000 Sandy Wolkenberg http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12792 Tree phenology is not an exact science. Working in groups makes it easier for Citizen Scientists to keep accurate records.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/theres-strength-in-numbers/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/phenology-fun-fulfilling/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/phenology-fun-fulfilling/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:00:18 +0000 Sandy Wolkenberg http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12773 When is an emerging leaf an emerging leaf? This is just one of the many mysteries Sandy Wolkenberg and her fellow Citizen Scientists ponder while treading the trails of the Thain Family Forest.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/phenology-fun-fulfilling/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/what-a-citizen-scientist-phenologist-does/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/what-a-citizen-scientist-phenologist-does/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:00:41 +0000 Sandy Wolkenberg http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12690 As volunteer phenologists, we are tasked with observing and entering data on ten different trees in the Thain Family Forest.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/what-a-citizen-scientist-phenologist-does/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/forest-alert-tree-watchers-at-work/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/forest-alert-tree-watchers-at-work/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:00:14 +0000 Sandy Wolkenberg http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12623 The Citizen Science Tree Phenology program at The New York Botanical Garden trains a group of dedicated volunteers to collect data to help monitor climate change and its impact on plants.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/science/forest-alert-tree-watchers-at-work/feed/ 2