{"id":22684,"date":"2023-06-05T16:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=22684"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:04:59","slug":"observing-seasonal-changes-in-nature-ifwoa-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/observing-seasonal-changes-in-nature-ifwoa-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Observing Seasonal Changes in Nature-IFWOA Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone experiences phenology. What is phenology and how can observing plant and animal life cycle stages help us understand changes in climate, water, light and other abiotic factors? In this webinar hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifwoa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Owners Association<\/a> (IFWOA), presenter Amanda Wanless of Indiana Phenology explains what phenology is and how each season is unique. Phenology includes the leafing and flowering, the ripening of crops in the fields,\u00a0 the emergence of insects, the migration of birds and much more.\u00a0 Amanda discusses how you can observe seasonal change on the landscape, and ways to monitor on your own or join a citizens science network collecting long term data.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Observing Seasonal Changes in Nature&quot; webinar with Amanda Wanless\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/afWaqCeNMWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@indianaforestrywoodlandown2284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Association YouTube Channel<\/a> for videos including: What is IFWOA?; A New Carbon Program for Hardwood Landowners Webinar, Indiana&#8217;s Native Orchids, Magnificent Trees of Indiana, Be Tick Aware and much more.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA) was founded in 1977 and is a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation and sustainable management of woodlands in Indiana. IFWOA advocates for scientific best practices for management to achieve objectives of clean water, wildlife habitat, soil protection, native species diversity, timber production, recreation, carbon sequestration and many others.<\/p>\n<p>IFWOA is an affiliate of the National Woodland Owners Association. IFWOA is a partner, collaborator or is represented on leading National and State organizations. These memberships or collaborations are selected to advance Indiana Woodland owner\u2019s interests. IFWOA monitors and influences legislation and economic trends impacting Indiana woodlands and landowners for our members. Membership in IFWOA provides a valuable network linkage to information and resources at the leading edge of science, industry and politics impacting Indiana woodlands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.purdue.edu\/9781612497419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnificent Trees of Indiana<\/a>, Purdue University Press<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-IDNR-414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Improvement Handbook,<\/a> The Education Store, Purdue Extension&#8217;s resource center<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-226-W\">Planting Hardwood Seedlings<\/a> \u2013 The Education Store<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to Ordering Seedlings from the State Forest Nursery System\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/blog\/ordering-seedlings-from-the-state-forest-nursery-system\/\">Ordering Seedlings from the State Forest Nursery System<\/a>, Got Nature? \u2013 Purdue Extension-FNR<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-219#.VpadA8ArK3c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Importance of Hardwood Tree Planting\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center<br \/>\n<a title=\"Forest Improvement Handbook\" href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-IDNR-414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-213-W#.Vpac3sArK3c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designing Hardwood Tree Plantings for Wildlife<\/a> \u2013 The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\">ID That Tree<\/a> \u2013 YouTube Playlist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-480-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Management for Reptiles and Amphibians: A Technical Guide for the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ugyv9Cp-Z_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment \u2013 Forest Birds\u00a0<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ypWb2OU5Ezc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Managing Woodlands for Birds\u00a0<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vzott-niXh0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustaining Our Oak-Hickory Forests\u00a0<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR YouTube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f9YivvolkYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask the Expert: Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment &#8211; Birds and Salamander Research<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR<br \/>\nSubscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCV33U3KP3HDhxgJO1n7HuOA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue Extension-FNR YouTube Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifwoa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liz Jackson<\/a>, Engagement Lead<br \/>\nIndiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Association<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone experiences phenology. What is phenology and how can observing plant and animal life cycle stages help us understand changes in climate, water, light and other abiotic factors? In this webinar hosted by Indiana Forestry &amp; Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA), presenter Amanda Wanless of Indiana Phenology explains what phenology is and how each season is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,45,103,54,622],"tags":[60,325,1564,1784],"class_list":["post-22684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-howto","category-webinar","category-wildlife","category-woodlands","tag-forestry","tag-nature","tag-purdue-extension-forestry-and-natural-resources","tag-seasonal-changes","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22684"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34364,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22684\/revisions\/34364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}