Events

Sharing Stories of
Place, Climate, Change, Resilience

Add your voice to the Backyard Phenology conversation by attending an event.


Upcoming

No events are scheduled at this time.

To hear some of the many voices in Backyard Phenology, visit phenology.umn.edu/listen.

Past

Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary: Works by Faculty and Staff  

Two people seated in the cozy interior of a camper trailer

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.

Silver camper in a gallery space, the door is open and interior lights welcome visitors

Photos of the exhibit

The installation featured sound design by Brian Heller.


Spring Together in Falcon Heights

Green and yellow flyer with event information

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

Illustration of a mobile camper with people inside

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

Three people talking and listening, seated around a table set for a meal
  • Saturday, October 2, 2022

Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, Minnesota


Climate Chaser and Natural Pigment Activity by Kim Boustead at Franconia

A silver camper and tent in a park-like setting
  • 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

Silhouettes of animals in a circle, and a hand holding a cell phone

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

People gather around a silver camper in a summer outdoor scene
View from inside the Climate Chaser camper, looking out the window at people gathered
Three people wearing black tee shirts stand around a table, situated outdoors on a green lawn
A long table with fifteen place settings. The colorful scene includes a red tablecloth, a large bouquet of colorful summer flowers, and living mushrooms under glass bell jars.

Are you unable to attend an event, but still interested?

Season Watch in blue and red text on a gray background