Citizen Science Time-lapse

Locate the Chronolog locations indicated by the signs and use the bracket to take your photo, like the Ranger is demonstrating here.

NPS Photo/ Julie Croglio

Have you ever wanted to help scientists study changes in the landscape? Now you can.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS has partnered with Chronolog, making it possible for visitors to gather information and share it with scientists. There are two places that Grant-Kohrs Ranch has selected to study. With your help, scientist will be able to track the ecological changes that are happening and measure the overall health of the ecosystems.

To participate, take a walk to the locations listed below. Locate the sign and follow the instructions. You just place your mobile device in the bracket provided, take a photo, and then e-mail it. It’s that simple.

 

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Stuart Hay Field

Grant-Kohrs Ranch has four very distinct seasons that ranchers have needed to work with since Johnny Grant began raising cattle here in the 1850s. The changes that occur through the seasons can give us a fascinating view into the ecological systems at work during different times of year. This is a unique location that is cultivated. Watch as winter snow melts away, the irrigated hay grasses grow tall and mature, then are harvested and stacked to be fed through the winter.

 

Click on the image above to view time-lapse in real time.

NPS Photo/ Julie Croglio

 

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Clark Fork River

You might wonder why there are no willows visible on the riverbank and bare soil showing. This is an opportunity to see how an area grows back after an environmental cleanup. Work was completed in this area in 2020 as part of a large EPA Superfund cleanup site. The soil that had been contaminated by mining activity upstream was removed, clean soil brought in and the area replanted. Watch as this ecosystem heals and comes back to life.

 

Click on the image above to view time-lapse in real time.

NPS Photo/ Julie Croglio