AT25-062 Webinar, Phrenology in Focus: Exploring Plant Cycles with INaturalist

Event/Webinar Title: Webinar, Phrenology in Focus: Exploring Plant Cycles with INaturalist

AT-VMS: AT: Hill Country Chapter Resource Education (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT25-062 Webinar, Phrenology in Focus: Exploring Plant Cycles with INaturalist, Presenter:
Dr. Carrie Seltzer (AT=1h)

Event Date: 01/22/2025
Event Time: 11:00a-12:00p

Event Summary:  Learn how every plant observation helps us understand the timing of plant seasonal cycles.

Event Description: 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 11 am CST to learn more about phenology and easy ways to get involved! 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.

Recording will be available for all who register, but for AT’s must be watched live in order to count as AT.

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

Cost:
no charge

Register @: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5617367962726/WN_nHJnv_U4Sy-juuxOm8X1ZQ?fbclid=IwY2xjawH1UHdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHY301D35zNNPL71zh5cZUmP_dz6Db5XieQPqjeMdES0ZUWFbfSZJvdrx0A_aem_dkR9fHMv9_4lB-lC_Igntw#/registration

Contact Information: Dr. Carrie Seltzer, I naturalist

Organization Website: https://www.inaturalist.org/

Sponsoring Organization: INaturalist and Phenobase