It’s springtime and birds are singing, flowers are blooming and the outdoor environment is buzzing with life. Many people notice things that happen in their environment, like when a nearby tree begins ...

Climate change is reshaping the seasonal dynamics of temperate fruit trees, with notable shifts in phenological events such as dormancy break, bud burst and flowering. Rising winter temperatures and ...

The answer is in your yard. Watch closely for the smallest hints, record what you find and advance the cause of science. Red maple (Acer rubrum) flowers before its leaf buds break. Some trees bear ...

Punxsutawney Phil says spring will come early this year. But then that particular rodent doesn’t have a terrific record as a weather forecaster. Historically, he has been right just 39 percent of the ...

Narrowleaf milkweed goes dormant in the winter after making seed pods. It will return along with monarch butterflies in the spring. (Photo by Alice Cason) California fuchsia is a low-growing shrub ...

Community observations can help scientists visualize and track changes to the arrival of the seasonal events. It’s springtime and birds are singing, flowers are blooming and the outdoor environment is ...