People watching plants
contributing to research
Join Project BudBurst
Community BudBurst
Top left to top right: Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
“Through SERC’s citizen science and education
program, we seek to engage members of our
community in environmental science research.
By participating in Project BudBurst, we can
engage more people in a really interesting,
important research project. Additionally, it
will provide a platform for discussing global
change and the impacts that change is
having on our region.”
Help monitor these 10 native plants
­— Alison Cawood, Citizen Science Coordinator
As climate changes, plants often respond by leafing out, flowering
and fruiting sooner or later than expected. What’s happening in
Photo courtesy o f Ken Voorhis
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Photo courtesy of JieYuen Ong, Sminthsonian Environmental Research Center
Tulip poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Photo courtesy of Silver Lake Nature Center
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Photo courtesy of JieYuen Ong, Sminthsonian Environmental Research Center
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Photo courtesy of JieYuen Ong, Sminthsonian Environmental Research Center
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
your community? Join the growing network of Project BudBurst citizen
scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and
across the United States by reporting your observations of plants throughout
the seasons. Your reports contribute to a better understanding of how plants
respond to climate change at a local, regional, and continental-scale.
Getting Started is Easy!
Observe
Photo courtesy of JieYuen Ong, Sminthsonian Environmental Research Center
American holly
Ilex opaca
Photo courtesy of JieYuen Ong, Sminthsonian Environmental Research Center
Eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Photo courtesy of JieYuen Ong, Sminthsonian Environmental Research Center
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
budburst.org/community
Photo courtesy of JieYuen Ong, Sminthsonian Environmental Research Center
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
PPhoto courtesy of Virginia Tech Department of Forest
Resources and Environmental Conservation
your plant(s)
Record
what you see
Report
at budburst.org
Mockernut hickory
Carya tomentosa
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