Author Archives: acrall

About acrall

I am an interdisciplinary researcher focusing on the development and evaluation of citizen science projects that support natural resource conservation.

What is Temporal Mismatching?

Posted on April 27, 2016 by acrall

There are many reasons data that examine the timing of plant phenophases are important. One of these reasons is to provide data to support conservation efforts. Specifically, there are many species that depend on the timing of when plants flower, leaf, … Continue reading →

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Spring Challenge a Success!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by acrall

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone that participated in our Spring Challenge over the past month. Not just our volunteers but also our partners at SciStarter, Project Budburst, and the Zooniverse for helping us spread the word … Continue reading →

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Launching Spring Challenge: Help Us Meet Our Goal!

Posted on March 7, 2016 by acrall

Since our project started eight months ago, approximately 7,000 participants have made over 105,000 image classifications. And, although the project has come a long way, there are still many more images to be classified before our staff can begin to … Continue reading →

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Using nature journals to study phenology

Posted on February 10, 2016 by acrall

Over time, many amateur and professional naturalists have kept journals to record their observations in nature. As observations are made at the same location over time, patterns of change begin to emerge. Records of these changes can provide evidence of … Continue reading →

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Excited to Join the Team!

Posted on January 12, 2016 by acrall

Many of you may have seen my name in recent talk posts on the Season Spotter project website and wondered “who is this?”  I am a new addition to the Season Spotter research team and am very excited to be part … Continue reading →

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