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observations have been used? or how they could be useful in the future
beyond what naturalists and scientists here collect currently?

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Here's a link to one of the papers cited by Spike which also shows a map of
the impressive spatial coverage of schools involved:
http://www.academia.edu/8008825/IMPACT_OF_CLIMATE_ON_CHANGES_IN_THE_SEASONAL_TIMING_OF_LIFE_CYCLE_EVENTS_OF_EASTERN_CANADA_FROM_1901_TO_1923

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com> wrote:

> A cool blog post, I saw re-posted by Marian Munro of MNH. This was written
> by Sarah Spike, a PhD student at Carleton. I think this will be of interest
> to most list-members.
>
> A quick summary. Under direction of A.H MacKay between 1897-1925, students
> would collect natural history phenology data in the form of
> journal-entries. Each year, teachers would summarize the students data, and
> submit to A.H MacKay resulting in a useful set of baseline data regarding
> spring phenomena.
>
> Full article linked below:
>
>
> http://niche-canada.org/2015/04/08/phenology-and-local-knowledge-in-early-twentieth-century-rural-nova-scotia/
>
> Best,
> Ian
>



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<div dir=3D"ltr">school kids as citizen scientists and detectors of change.=
 With the ease of posting and mapping observations these days, the instant =
feedback of web maps...this seems like only a web application and a vision =
away.=A0<div><br></div><div>Inherently, this seems like a great way to keep=
 school kids connected to nature and involved in citizen science.=A0</div><=
div><br></div><div>From the data side of things, can anyone comment on how =
or whether these observations have been used? or how they could be useful i=
n the future beyond what naturalists and scientists here collect currently?=
</div><div><br></div><div>Here&#39;s a link to one of the papers cited by S=
pike which also shows a map of the impressive spatial coverage of schools i=
nvolved:=A0</div><div><a href=3D"http://www.academia.edu/8008825/IMPACT_OF_=
CLIMATE_ON_CHANGES_IN_THE_SEASONAL_TIMING_OF_LIFE_CYCLE_EVENTS_OF_EASTERN_C=
ANADA_FROM_1901_TO_1923">http://www.academia.edu/8008825/IMPACT_OF_CLIMATE_=
ON_CHANGES_IN_THE_SEASONAL_TIMING_OF_LIFE_CYCLE_EVENTS_OF_EASTERN_CANADA_FR=
OM_1901_TO_1923</a><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 7:30 AM, Ian Manning <span dir=3D"=
ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ianmanning4@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">ianmann=
ing4@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr">A cool blog post, I saw re-posted by Marian Munro of MNH. This=
 was written by Sarah Spike, a PhD student at Carleton. I think this will b=
e of interest to most list-members.=A0<div><br></div><div>A quick summary. =
Under direction of A.H MacKay between 1897-1925, students would collect nat=
ural history phenology data in the form of journal-entries. Each year, teac=
hers would summarize the students data, and submit to A.H MacKay resulting =
in a useful set of baseline data regarding spring phenomena.=A0</div><div><=
br></div><div>Full article linked below:</div><div><div><br></div><div><a h=
ref=3D"http://niche-canada.org/2015/04/08/phenology-and-local-knowledge-in-=
early-twentieth-century-rural-nova-scotia/" target=3D"_blank">http://niche-=
canada.org/2015/04/08/phenology-and-local-knowledge-in-early-twentieth-cent=
ury-rural-nova-scotia/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div></div><d=
iv>Ian=A0</div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Sc=
otia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jame=
slchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>(902) 681-2374<br><br><br><br></div></div>
</div>

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