March 31, 2025 – 2:30 pm

Another classmate and I went out to make phenological observations on five different trees throughout campus. We observed a sugar maple, a Norway maple, a red maple, a red oak, and a white oak. We did not notice any breaking buds, flowers or live leaves on all of these trees except for the Norway maple. The Norway maple had many full buds, some just barely beginning to break, and others very close. All five trees were still in their dormant phenophase.

NPN News: Heat Accumulation & Groundhog Day

Many parts of the country are warming up slower than usual. Punxsutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter, and he was right. Many parts of the east and middle of the US have been slower at heat accumulation. This could be related to the super-snowy winter we had this year. As climate change progresses, more inconsistent weather patterns are being seen around the country and the world.