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Songs of Adaptation
Step One. Songs of Adaptation is a school- and community-based climate change research project of Future Generations University, which has assisted in the writing of this Bending Bamboo text. Songs of Adaptation spans several countries. It uses bioacoustic monitoring technology to establish a baseline of biodiversity. Species are disappearing from communities. Now is the time to record their presence and care for them as best we can.
Step Two. On school grounds, a data monitoring station run by students can track important seasonal change.
Since climate is a long-term variable, it is critical to establish trends of biodiversity change. Here is information from current school partners:
NorthBay Adventure (https://northbayadventure.org) Experience-Learning (https://experience-learning.org).
Step Three. Songs of Adaptation sends a kit with instrumentation, instructions and resources to schools. Following these instructions, a school’s student-driven data collection and research analysis follows that of other schools and ecosystems facing climate change. Use the global classroom to follow data processing and gather insights on local Delta species of birds, insects, and mammals.
Step Four. Get to know your instrumentation. It includes a Wildlife Acoustics Acoustic Monitoring Station that is powered by batteries or solar panels. It gathers 1TB of data per year. It also uses HOBO to log temperature and moisture, two other key climate variables that are essential to the CRO PRA.
Step Five. The process is that students download new
data every five weeks from the monitoring station, using a project memory card and your laptop computer. Following Songs of Adaptation instructions, learn Kaleidoscope to see the power of computer software to cluster similar sounds in raw audio big data. Label data and utilize online libraries and resources provided by the project.
Step Six. Investigate your audio and climatic data. Share stories that are meaningful to your local community. Identify trends of species in relation to climate patterns and seasonal timeframes.
Step Seven. Perform repeat biodiversity surveys of an area using iNaturalist.org citizen science community software.
Step Eight. Monitor changes in data over time, continually refining hypotheses of local and global causes and effects. Discuss issues affecting your community and potential solutions.
Step Nine. Pilot and monitor local restoration and conservation projects in your area. Engage with the global dataset and insights as they are published on www. songsofadaptation.org. Further information is at: @adaptationsongs on Instagram and facebook.com/Songs- Of-Adaptation-386775515429986.
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