At eye level with scientists, children and young people of all educational levels from kindergarten to high school immerse themselves in the exciting phenological world of neophytes. Equipped with comprehensive, age-appropriate research equipment, they observe and document the phenological phases of selected plant species over the course of the year, relate them to the climate and learn to draw technical conclusions from them. A large part of the educational and fishing materials are developed in CSI PhänoBiota together with the students. For example, a NawiTech research box is being created; in a programming course, students are developing a simple citizen science app to document the phenological development of neophytes, which is also actively used in the project. There is also the opportunity to introduce and research your own focal topics. With the help of the app, interested citizen scientists are encouraged to research the project and share their phenological observations. At the end of the project, the students design phenomenal hubs to predict the annual growth development of neophytes in their region.
The young researchers accompany the entire process from the planning, development and implementation of phenological data collection to data evaluation and application of the knowledge gained. They also actively help with the communication of their results and diploma theses are to be implemented.
The project partners of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are the Steirische Eisenwurzen Nature and Geopark as project management, the Liezen regional management, the Styrian mountain and nature rescue service, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics and other educational institutions.

Project idea and technical support: LACON office

With support from the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) with a funding focus on regional talent .