With your test gardens, you can contribute scientific information by monitoring connections between plant growth and climate. What discoveries will be made from the data collected by Journey North citizen scientists?

Springtime events occur at different times in different places. Track Test Gardens to discover how different climate conditions affect plant growth.

Seasonal change is all around us. Children see it in the length of a day, in the appearance of a flower, in the flight of a butterfly. Journey North is a free, Internet-based program that explores the interrelated aspects of seasonal change. Citizen scientists across North America share their own observations of migrations and other signs of the seasons.

Month by month, where are Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and what are they doing? Explore the annual cycle to discover how these tiny birds respond to the seasons. (Use the expand tool to view larger images and read entire captions.)

Crawling along a paper-thin leaf. Eating while hanging upside down. Monarch caterpillars defy gravity. What do monarchs do during the larval stage of the life cycle?