Sandhill Nature Education

Things you can do in Pheno-log without registering

• Look at the record dates for selected Natural History events in Michigan’s Benzie, Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties.
• Look at this year’s dates recorded by experienced naturalists.
• Learn more about each event by clicking on the event description. A box will drop down with more information about that event. Click on “listen” to hear recordings of bird and frog songs.

Additional things you can do once you register

Save the dates of your observations to compare with those of local professional naturalists.

1. Click on the description of the event you want to enter.
2. In the box that drops down, check the box at the bottom by the date.
3. Choose the correct month and day of your observation.
4. Close the box.
5. The next time you open the Pheno-log page there will be a green check mark next to the events you have seen.

Print Pheno-log lists to take with you or hang up on the wall.

1. Click on the link to “print sheets”.
2. If you want the background colors to print, select the checkbox in the print window in Firefox or Safari. In Internet Explorer, you need to go into you Internet Options, select the Advanced tab and check “Print background colors and pictures”.
3. Click “print”.

Edit your account

On the “Edit your account” page you can change the grade level of your Pheno-log events, change your e-mail address and change whether you want to receive weekly e-mails from March through June describing the current natural history events in Northwest Lower Michigan. You can also choose to un-register from Pheno-log.

Use the “Level” setting to choose how many events you want to look for. This is set up to be used as a school-wide curriculum beginning with eight events in kindergarten and increasing yearly through 5th grade. The advanced level includes many more events, some also in fall in winter and is designed for individuals as well as older school groups.

Type in your e-mail address. This address will be used only for sending you information about natural history events occurring in Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse Counties. It will never be shared or used for anything outside of Pheno-log.

Choose whether or not you want to receive the e-mail newlsetter. If you don’t check this box the only e-mails you will receive will be important updates regarding your Pheno-log account.