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The leaf-out process has started in parts of Florida, Texas, California, and North Carolina. The USA National Phenology Network reports cities such as Miami and Houston are running about five days behind schedule, but some locations in the Carolinas, Southwest and Golden State are more than a week ahead of schedule.
A recent study that found a significant decline in mayfly abundance over the past several years has raised concern about the Mississippi River and its food chain, to which mayflies are essential. Scientists are interested in predicting the timing of mayflies. But they need the public's help in doing so.
Celebrate Oro Valley goes virtual April 19 to 23 Celebrate Oro Valley (Source: Town of Oro Valley) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 6, 2021 at 1:48 PM MST - Updated April 6 at 1:48 PM TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - This year, Celebrate Oro Valley will be a virtual event built around the event’s five foundational pillars: Arts & Culture, Science & Technology, Sports & Recreation, Landscape & Wildlife, and Leadership & Direction. Over the course of five days, staff will post videos and interesting information on each of the pillars, including a fun craft for kids. Videos will be posted a...
Everything else about 2020 has been weird, so why not saguaros? An unusual number of the iconic cacti produced flowers and fruit in the fall this year, and scientists are trying to figure out why. It wasnât every saguaro. It wasnât even most of them. But it was more than some experts had seen before. âIâve lived in Tucson for 30 years, and this seemed unusual to me,â said Don Swann, a longtime biologist at Saguaro National Park. âIt seemed unusual to just about everyone Iâve talked to.â The giant cacti typically bloom in late spring and bear fruit in th...