Students coming to Bosque School for BEMP’s Study Trips are now participating in a national citizen science program called Nature’s Notebook. Through this research, students collect phenology data: information about how and when the plants and animals of the bosque respond to seasonal changes and cycles. Students also collect abiotic data – like precipitation (pictured here) and groundwater levels of the bosque. Through Nature’s Notebook, students are helping researchers from around the country better understand how climate change impacts the timing of things like bird migrations, leaves turning colors, and animals hibernating.