Phenology walk Date
I originally chose to go on my phenology walk on April 1, 2025, but unfortunately I was sick and unable to leave my room, so instead I did it on April 2, 2025.
What I noticed
Due to the recent cold weather, none of the buds on the trees were breaking. I saw a few purple flowers starting to bloom right next to the path leaving the Davis Center, infront of Aiken. The only leaves I saw were a few dried onces from the past season that failed to fall off the trees. It seemed as if all the trees were in the same phenophase. The Red Oak may have been a little ahead of the rest of the trees regarding phenophase, but not by much.
NPN’s website
Something I found interesting from this website were the maps of the United States that showed the spring first leaf index and spring first bloom index. It was interesting to see how the map presents almost a line patttern alternating between early and late first leaf showing. The more north the map shows, the darker red the states start to become. The Spring First Leaf Index moves a lot faster than the Spring First Bloom Index which is also very fascinating to watch on the map. These maps are relevant to climate change because they show how the blooming or breaking in buds and flowers are changing and either being pushed back or blossoming at a different rate than normal due to climate change getting worse.
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