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The Environmental Agency has begun work on the construction of a phenological park - the phenological clock of the seasons. The park will be located in the immediate vicinity of the Ljubljana Bezigrad meteorological station.What is phenology? The purpose of the phenological clock is to raise awareness of the impact of environmental changes on the plant world. In monitoring climate change, we help by observing the growing season of plants and using measuring instruments. Phenological seasons occur slightly differently every year. The phenological development of plants is therefore an important biological indicator for studying the impact of climate change on the environment. Part of the phenological clock will be represented by indigenous European plant species that are included in the program of the international network of phenological gardens and are clonal descendants of a single parent plant, which allows for the comparison and study of the impact of climatic factors on plant development in a wider geographical area. The selection of phenological clock indicators includes plants that are already included in the phenological observation program in Slovenia: small bellflower, yellow dogwood, willow, common burdock, blackthorn, common horehound, dogwood, black clover, rosehip, apple tree, pear and others. The program of the international network of phenological gardens includes plants such as spruce, Scots pine, beech, aspen, hazel, Spanish elder, birch, rowan, black elder and others. The phenological clock will be designed as an open and publicly accessible observation space - an outdoor classroom. Visitors will be able to follow the phenological development of plants through different seasons and learn about the influence of weather and climate factors on their development. This will be an observation space that will also offer an educational experience. The activity is carried out within the framework of the project "SOVIR - Upgrading the system for warning and raising awareness of weather-related emergencies and adapting to them in a changing climate", which is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union from the Cohesion Fund. Start of construction of the phenological park | Author: Environment Agency 1 / 2
