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109 - The Science of Noticing When Nature Happens
Spring doesn't arrive in a single moment — it arrives in layers, and phenology is the science of noticing the order. There's a name for what farmers, hunters, and naturalists have practiced for centuries: tracking when nature shows up. And it turns out you can start doing it right now, with nothing more than a notebook.
What Phenology Is
Phenology is the study of cyclic and seasonal natural events — when the first flower blooms, when the first frog calls, when ice leaves the lake. The word comes from the Greek for 'to appear.' It's one of the oldest sciences in the world, used long before it…
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