Tracking Spring's Arrival with Journey North Tulips

It's November, so we are looking forward to Spring!  
We are planting Red Emperor tulip bulbs as part of an international experiment to track the arrival of spring.  School children all over the Northern Hemisphere plant these same bulbs in fall and record when the leaves first emerge and then when the flowers bloom.

This is the second year that students have contributed to this experiment that over time may help record evidence of climate change.
Check out the Journey North website to learn more about the project and to see Harriet Tubman School's garden literally "on the map"!

Journey North tulip test gardens

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