Volunteers Across Nation to Track Climate Clues in Spring Flowers

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Cinquefoil wildflowers in Colorado will be monitored by participants of Project BudBurst. Credit: Carlye Calvin UCAR
Cinquefoil wildflowers in Colorado will be monitored by participants of Project BudBurst. Credit: Carlye Calvin, UCAR

A nationwide initiative starting this week will enable volunteers to track climate change by observing the timing of flowers and foliage. Project BudBurst, operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and a team of partners, allows students, gardeners and other citizen scientists in every state to enter their observations into an online database that will give researchers a detailed picture of our warming climate.


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