Might be of interest.
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Debabrata Phukon
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From: Geetha Ramaswami <geetha.ramaswami@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2019, 9:22 am
Subject: SeasonWatch Summer Tree Quest, 14-17 June 2019
To: YETI <meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx>
Hello all,
Might be of interest.
Cheers,
Geetha
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Greetings from SeasonWatch!
Have you wondered how the natural world may be changing with the changes in
climate? In SeasonWatch, we are working with children and adults across
India since 2011 to understand seasonality in leafing, flowering, and
fruiting in trees.
We are organizing our second bioblitz event for this year, the Summer Tree
Quest, from 14 to 17 June 2019. This is a 4-day, country-wide, rapid
assessment of the phenology of common Indian trees (see list here
<http://www.seasonwatch.in/species.php>).
Participating in the Tree Quest is easy! Just spend any time you can
spare between 14 to 17 June to look at trees around you and record simple
observations about their leaves, flowers and fruits. Registration and
upload are both very simple through the SeasonWatch app (for Android
phones), freely downloadable on Google Play Store. More details about how
to participate are here <http://www.seasonwatch.in/events.php>. You can
watch a short video on making observations as well
<https://www.facebook.com/seasonwatch.in/videos/2174469489252504/?t=4>. You
can also check out results from the Spring Tree Quest, March 2019
<https://mailchi.mp/seasonwatch/wintertreequestreport-1507569>.
Do think of ways in which you can involve others too. If you are at a
school, college or university, you could get a group of students to go out
and observe trees and nature. Or you could do something similar in your
residential complex or neighbourhood. If you are a birdwatcher, you can
record tree phenology alongside the birds you see. Please feel free to
write back to discuss ideas.
The Summer Tree Quest will be followed by two more events in September and
December this year. Let’s join hands in understanding how our precious
trees respond
to the changing seasons!
Summer Tree Quest:
Web page <http://www.seasonwatch.in/events.php> | Facebook event page
<https://www.facebook.com/events/328712287812494/>
SeasonWatch:
Website <http://www.seasonwatch.in/> | Android app
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=seasonwatch.in> | Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/seasonwatch.in/> | Twitter
<http://twitter.com/seasonwatch_in> | Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/seasonwatch.in/>
Contact:
WhatsApp: +91 7349567602
Email: sw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
