Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve

Join us as we survey Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve!Phenology is the science of seasonal change in nature, using observations collected over time to see how these changes affect flora and fauna. In partnership with the USGS Phenology Network and Nature’s Notebook, the data we collect is not only useful to us, but to hundreds of phenology projects around the region and nation!Learn more about this community science project at https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/engaging-our-community/phenology/.Join the Lancaster Conservancy phenology project team as we explore the universal access trail at Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve for signs of seasonal changes as nature takes its turn toward summer.

Join us for the second in a series of hikes focused on the scientific observational method of phenology.Phenology is the study of changes in the natural environment through the seasons and years. Today phenology is a valuable scientific observational method that helps us manage our natural landscapes, but the practice has been around for hundreds of years! Anyone who loves to spend time observing nature over the seasons can help contribute important information to this new community science project by visiting a local trail regularly and making observations of specific plants, insects, and animals we encounter through the year. Welsh