People watching plants
contributing to research
Join Project BudBurst
Community BudBurst
Top left to top right: Photos courtesy of the National Aquarium
National Aquarium
“Participation in Project BudBurst will bring
national scale climate change research and
conservation efforts to the National Aquarium
and our own backyard, the city of Baltimore.
Engaging visitors in the Waterfront Park through
Project BudBurst will open their eyes to explore
the wonders of urban wildlife habitats and to
contemplate our ever changing environment.”
Help monitor these 10 native plants
­ Curtis Bennett, Conservation Project Manager
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­— Gaby Roffe, Visitor Programs Interpretive Specialist
As climate changes, plants often respond by leafing out,
flowering and fruiting sooner or later than expected. What’s
Photo courtesy o f Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
Photo courtesy of Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge
Black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Photo courtesy of Silver Lake Nature Center
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Photo courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Buttonwillow
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Photo courtesy of Angelyn Whitmeyer, Identifythatplant.com
Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
happening in your community? Join the growing network of Project
BudBurst citizen scientists at the National Aquarium 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 John Seyjaget
Downy serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Photo courtesy of Paul Alaback
Eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Photo courtesy of Shannon Trimboli, Mammoth Cave National Park, Western
Kentucky University
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
budburst.org/community
Photo courtesy of John Seyjaget
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Photo courtesy of John Seyjaget
your plant(s)
Record
what you see
Report
at budburst.org
Saltmarsh cordgrass
Spartina alterniflora
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