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Webinar #2. A Tool for Phenology Monitoring at Valle de Oro NWR. Valle de Oro. Photo credit: LA Barnett. Photo credit: LA Barnett. Goals of Project. 1. Track the ecological condition of plants and animals and their response to environmental and climatic change
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Webinar #2 A Tool for Phenology Monitoring at Valle de Oro NWR
Valle de Oro Photo credit: LA Barnett Photo credit: LA Barnett
Goals of Project 1. Track the ecological condition of plants and animals and their response to environmental and climatic change 2. Engage and inform a variety of groups around the Albuquerque area
Potential Questions • Does the number of birds change once wetlands are established? • Does phenology of plants and animals change from year to year? • Are any new species arriving at the refuge? • Do we see similar phenology at the refuge and other locations in Albuquerque?
Resources available to you: • NN/Valle de Oro webpage- usanpn.org/fws/vdo • Nature’s Notebook website- nn.usanpn.org • Q&A tab on google schedule • Email list of other volunteers • Email Erin or Jennifer
What are we seeing so far? • 4 visits to VdO • At least 5-6 volunteers have made it out for visits • Many more volunteers signed up for future visits THANK YOU! *Negative data is great!*
Outline • Scheduling • Site visits • Data recording/smartphone app • Field journaling/incidental observations • Data entry on website • Monthly meetings • Other questions and concerns
Scheduling • More detailed schedule with more sign-up times? • Smaller window of time to visit? • Set time to visit?
Site Visits • Orientation with Jennifer at Refuge • Wednesday before 11am • Thursday before 1pm or at 4pm • Contact Jennifer for other options • More flagging at bird plots and on cottonwood trees
Data recording/smartphone app • Do we need the cover sheet? • If recording data on website, record 10 min stationary count for bird plots • New app coming out in a few weeks
Field journaling/incidental observations • Comments field for other observations • Field journaling option-google doc? • Optional or required?
Data entry on website • If using app, need to go back in to add cover page details • Any other issues with data entry?
Monthly meetings • Request for face-to-face meetings • Once a month? Meet again for next webinar? • Location?
What’s next? • Mid-February: • Next check-in • Mid-March: • Albuquerque visit • How to download data from our website and summarize information visually