Climate Observation
The Rhododendrons Are Blooming Two Weeks Early
March 26, 2026
<p>For the second consecutive year, Rhododendron arboreum flowered noticeably earlier...</p>
Climate Observation | March 26, 2026
I had been sitting in the same spot for 90 minutes when the Monal appeared from behind a juniper shrub at approximately 20 metres.
After a week in three community-managed forests in Makwanpur, I came away genuinely impressed — and more clear-eyed about limitations.
Early in my fieldwork I made the classic mistake: I sampled where the walking was easy.