We are working with the US Forest Service Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument  and the Mount St. Helens Institute on a Children's Forest Grant to engage youth in ecological research, citizen science, environmental stewardship, and outdoor recreation. 

We've discussed a four-audience approach to sharing a Nature's Notebook.  First we may create some (1) interpretive kiosk materials, including introductory videos (and perhaps podcasts), so visitors will be able to learn about seasonal changes and how they relate to reforestation on Mount St. Helens.  Second, we will develop curriculum materials for school groups and public programs visiting Mount St. Helens.  These materials will (2) engage public participants in the science of phenology and provide a methodology for collecting observations on select species along an interpretive trail. 

Simultaneously we may engage docents and volunteers in the phenology research on Mount St. Helens and (3) introduce them to the process of collecting observations in Nature's Notebook on our species of interest.  Those docents will in turn be poised to (4) lead public phenology walks on the grounds at the Visitor's Center, collect data if they so choose, and encourage visitors to check out Nature's Notebook at home.