Phenology in Focus: Exploring Plant Cycles with iNaturalist – AT

Did you know that every plant observation on iNaturalist helps us understand the timing of plant seasonal cycles? Join us on Wednesday, January 22 at 12 pm EST (click to see in your local time) to learn more about phenology and easy ways to get involved!

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If you can’t attend, this event will be recorded. Please register if you want the recording!

Phenology is the study of seasonal events in nature such as flowers, fruits, and leaf color change.  Each photo of a plant contains critical information about the presence or absence of flowers, fruits, and leaves. We need you to help unlock those insights! Even when you aren’t out making observations, you can make a big difference by adding annotations.

In this webinar, we’ll cover:

• Why phenology is so important
• Examples of phenology research using iNaturalist data
• How you can help by adding flower and leaf annotations

This webinar is part of a collaboration with Phenobase, a project supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation. We’ll also cover how iNaturalist data flows into Phenobase, and how Phenobase is using your annotations.

Speakers:

Dr. Carrie Seltzer, iNaturalist Head of Engagement
Erin Grady, M.S. Student, Florida Museum of Natural History
Dr. Vijay Barve, Digitization Project Manager, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Dr. Jeremy B. Yoder, Associate Professor of Biology, California State University Northridge

VMS Code:  P161013:FR (Field Research – Including Surveys and Citizen Science)

In the VMS description you need to show ‘iNat Phenology Webinar‘.