Welcome! Below you will find directions on how to participate in the Photo-point program, information on phenology, contest details, and how to use the QR code plant tags!
Video Introducing Project
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Ashley taking a photo of low Oregon grape, getting a great shot of the color variation on the leaves.
The photo result! This is the type of photos we are looking for.
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Directions for Participating in Photo-point Citizen Science Program: We are looking for photos of each plant is undergoing phenology changes - like flowering, fruiting, gaining leaves, losing leaves, pollinators visiting plants and anything else interesting! This will help us visually track how quickly plants are growing and how phenology is changing over time right here in the forest. Our goal is to gather enough information to produce a phenology chart specifically for North Creek Forest. We are having a contest with these categories in mind: Best Overall, Best Phenology (Buds, Fruit etc), Most Creative, Science Selfie (take a photo with the plant). The winner of each category will receive a special prize.
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What is Phenology?
It is the science of the timing of life phases of living organisms. For example when a plant flowers, leafs out or fruits. Or when a bird decides to migrate, breed or lay eggs. Seasonal temperature and climate changes can affect when plants flower, leaf, and fruit which can have big impacts on the wildlife that depend on them. People all over the world have been tracking these parameters for hundreds of years, let's add to it! Gathering this information will assist us in making future decisions in the forest. For example we can use this information to identify gaps in plant bloom times in our restoration areas (which could affect pollinators such as bees). Using this information, we could then plant native species that will bloom during those time periods ensuring the pollinators have plenty to subsist on! For more information please visit: www.usanpn.org/about/why-phenology Or watch this short video explanation: https://youtu.be/OHY-c_RDMkM |
Red flowering currant is among our earliest bloomers!
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Video demo of using the QR code Plant Tag
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The plant tags use QR codes for plant information
How to use the QR codes:
Additionally, this information can be reviewed through PlantsMap at www.plantsmap.com/organizations/friends-of-north-creek-forest |
Plants tags were purchased using a grant from Washington Native Plant Society.
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UWB student Matthew Emery's science selfie with red elderberry.
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Contest
Ongoing contest with winners will be announced in the following weeks. How to enter? Follow directions for Google form https://goo.gl/forms/Reccrm5RZNHci2oC3 All entries to the form will be included for contest. The winners in each category will receive a special prize from Friends of North Creek Forest. Categories
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Video on how to submit photos on the Google Form (and enter the contest!)
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Map
This is a map of the plants that have QR Codes located at the lower restoration sites (off of 112th Ave NE). These are the plants we would like photos submitted of for our Citizen Science Program Photo-points. Our University of Washington Bothell CBLR students Matthew Emery and Laura Nguyan produced this map as well as assisted in kicking-off the program.
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Usage
Thank you for being a part of compiling data to add to the history of North Creek Forest. This data will be used to track the phenology (timing of flowering, fruiting and other life events) and the growth of our plants, over the course of a season. Photos submitted as part of this project may be used on PlantsMap with credit. If you prefer that your photo not be used, or have any special restrictions please leave a message in the comment field of the google form. Names and emails will be kept private. We won't publish any photos with people in them without advanced permission. For more information about this program please contact info@friendnorthcreekforest.org
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to UW Bothell Students Matthew Emery and Laura Nguyan for their assistance on this project.
Thank you for being a part of compiling data to add to the history of North Creek Forest. This data will be used to track the phenology (timing of flowering, fruiting and other life events) and the growth of our plants, over the course of a season. Photos submitted as part of this project may be used on PlantsMap with credit. If you prefer that your photo not be used, or have any special restrictions please leave a message in the comment field of the google form. Names and emails will be kept private. We won't publish any photos with people in them without advanced permission. For more information about this program please contact info@friendnorthcreekforest.org
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to UW Bothell Students Matthew Emery and Laura Nguyan for their assistance on this project.
Now that you have all the details, come join the fun!
