Want to help save the plants in your community? 

Join Project Budburst and help monitor the natural areas in your community by recording and reporting the exact dates of when native plants bloom, when flowers peak and leaves unfurl.      

Project BudBurst is ideal for teachers and students, families interested in participating in a science project, scouts and 4-H groups, gardening clubs, botanical gardens....anyone or any group with an interest in contributing to a socially and scientifically relevant research study.

The project is a national garden partnership that is trying to learn more about the characteristic of local climates so they will be able to better predict the long-term effects of climate changes on plants.

Last year children in Illinois under the age of 12 led the nation in participation. Enrollment information and a complete list of plants to monitor are at: http://www.budburst.org/