Add your voice to the Backyard Phenology conversation by attending an event.
Fall Colors Celebration
Sunday, October 20, 2024
10 AM to 2 PM
Lakewood Cemetery - 3600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Conversations with Backyard Phenology
What does fall look, sound, and feel like to you, in the places you visit every day? Share what you’ve noticed with artists, scientists, and students by stepping inside the Climate Chaser, a mobile camper and hub for conversation.
Art and Ecology at The Acreage
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Time: 1-5 PM
The Acreage at Osceola
2585 Wisconsin 35, Osceola, WI
Event information and free tickets
Art and Ecology at The Acreage is a free public event inviting you to enjoy the intersection of art and nature. Visit the Horst Gallery, Acreage animals, and see what’s growing in the Greenhouse. Wander the trails to the land art installations. Explore your creative side through pop-up creativity labs. Learn from experts about regional pollinators, learn about backyard phenology, and watershed stewardship.
Imagine Cedarfest
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Time: 11 AM to 5 PM
Cedar Avenue & Riverside Avenue
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary: Works by Faculty and Staff
Exhibit run: September 12 - December 9, 2023
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 28, 5-8 pm
Listening & sharing session: Saturday, November 4, noon-3 pm
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 11 am-5 pm
Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Find yourself within Backyard Phenology's gallery installation, part of the exhibition Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary: Works by Faculty and Staff. Visitors are welcome to walk around and step into the Climate Chaser mobile lab. Make yourself at home as you browse an archive of media and objects focused on people's relationships with the environment.
The installation featured sound design by Brian Heller.
Spring Together in Falcon Heights
The Climate Chaser will be onsite at Spring Together, an annual event hosted by Falcon Height's Community Engagement Commission. Drop by to learn about Backyard Phenology and some of the citizen seasonal observations gathered over the years.
- Saturday, May 20, 2023
- 4 - 6 pm
Curtiss Field, Falcon Heights, Minnesota
Earth Day at Solar Arts
The Climate Chaser will be onsite at Solar Arts for Earth Day. Drop by to learn about Backyard Phenology and some of the citizen seasonal observations gathered over the years.
- Saturday, April 22, 2023
- 12 - 6 pm
Solar Arts Building, Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota
Reframing Our Relations Community Meal and Conversation
- Saturday, October 2, 2022
Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, Minnesota
Climate Chaser and Natural Pigment Activity by Kim Boustead at Franconia
- Saturday, August 20, 2022
- Noon to 4 pm
Presented as part of 4Ground Land Art Biennial at Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, Minnesota
BioQuest at Franconia Sculpture Park
Join the University of Minnesota for a playful program that encourages visitors to pay attention to the plants and animals living amid Franconia’s sculptures. Guests of all ages can use their smartphones to photograph plants, insects, birds, mammals, fungi, and other living beings. Upload your photos to iNaturalist to generate a collaborative map of Franconia’s biodiversity.
Your observations will inform future artists, scientists, and visitors who want to learn more about Franconia’s ecology.
- Saturday, September 25, 2021
Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, Minnesota
2018
- February 24: Seed Library Opening Day, hosted by Riverview Library
- February 22: Animal Tracking Workshop with Jonathan Poppele
- February 8: Season Opening at the Native American Medicine Garden
2017
- November 30: Season Closing Dinner and Celebration, hosted by the Native American Medicine Garden at the University of Minnesota
- November 16: Ten Years with the Institute on the Environment
- November 9: Bird Language: Learning the Language of Nature, hosted by the Native American Medicine Garden at the University of Minnesota
- October 26: Healthy Soils & Our Relation to Mother Earth, hosted by the Native American Medicine Garden at the University of Minnesota
- October 20: Minnesota Phenology Network Annual Conference
- October 12: Cultivating A Sit-Spot Phenology // Bookmaking // Observing Place, hosted by the Native American Medicine Garden at the University of Minnesota
- October 7: Harvest Fest, hosted by Frogtown Park and Farm
- September 29: Four Corners Feast, hosted by Gibbs Farm, the Native American Medicine Garden at the University of Minnesota, & Dinner on the Farm
- September 28: Sharing Climate Stories, hosted by the Native American Medicine Garden at the University of Minnesota
- September 16: Field Trip: Listening & Sharing Session, hosted by Silverwood Park
- September 14: Observe As You Go: A Citizen Science Workshop in the Native American Medicine Garden at the University of Minnesota
Photos from past events
Are you unable to attend an event, but still interested?
- Listen to audio recordings from Backyard Phenology
- Read about Backyard Phenology's background
- Contact the Backyard Phenology team to ask questions, make suggestions, or comment
- Visit Season Watch to explore the lives of plants and animals in Minnesota and discover the fun of phenology for yourself!