Dear friends, You may already know about MigrantWatch (www.migrantwatch.in), a participatory project in which volunteers from across India contribute information on bird migration.
We plan to soon launch a sister project, SeasonWatch, which will monitor plant phenology (the timing of seasonal events) across India. We ask for your help in publicising it, and in searching for a project manager. Here is a short description of the project http://www.ncbs.res.in/citsci/sw.htm And an advertisement for a person to help run it http://www.ncbs.res.in/citsci/WiproEducationFellowship-SeasonWatch-Advt.pdf In brief, SeasonWatch: a. monitors the timing of flowering, fruiting and leaf-flush of plants (primarily trees) all over India b. enlists the participation of citizen-volunteers who register and monitor individual trees c. provides open access to all data collected, as well as tools to analyse and visualise the data We also have a strong educational emphasis, including involving schools and school children in this participatory project. Could you circulate this message to anyone else who you think it might interest? If you would be interested in being more closely involved, as a phenology-watcher, in coordinating a local chapter, or in any other way, could you please email us at citizenscience(at)ncbs.res.in so that we can keep you informed about progress and the launch date? With the very best of wishes for a wonderful and fulfilling New Year! (And our apologies if you receive this message from multiple sources.) Suhel and Uttara Suhel Quader | Uttara Mendiratta Citizen Science Programme National Centre for Biological Sciences, India (w) http://www.ncbs.res.in/citsci (e) [email protected]
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