About the Project

The Journey North Tulip Test Gardens provide a powerful, hands-on opportunity for students to engage in environmental education while contributing to a global study on climate change. Through this citizen science project, students plant tulip bulbs each fall, carefully track their growth, and record bloom times in the spring. By comparing their local data with observations from gardens across the country and around the world, students develop a deeper understanding of seasonal changes, climate patterns, and the impact of global warming on plant life cycles. As warming trends cause earlier bloom times in some regions, students witness firsthand the effects of climate change on ecosystems. By participating in this initiative, young learners become environmental scientists in their own right—analyzing evidence, making predictions, and understanding the broader implications of climate shifts.