Harvest Moon
Observation by @leptonia /Christian Schwarz
As Summer Falls into September, we get ready for everything that Fall has to offer! Yesterday was the autumnal equinox for the Northern Hemisphere and on Sep 20, 2021 our Harvest Moon came. We will be bringing another month long observation challenge before the end of this calendar year. Starting now until our next full moon on October 20, 2021 (Hunter’s moon), any observation made from the following list will be counted towards your score!
Below, we have compiled a list of plant groups that have edible fruits or other parts. We encourage you to look (and photograph) but DON'T gather, though, as particularly in burned areas wildlife need the food!
Fagaceae (oaks) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=47852&verifiable=any
Rhus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=54765&verifiable=any
Corylus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=53373&verifiable=any
Sambucus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=52689&verifiable=any
Rosaceae https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=47148&verifiable=any
Typhahttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=48686&verifiable=any
Ribes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=47130&verifiable=any
Vaccinium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=48353&verifiable=any
Opuntia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=47902&verifiable=any
Vitis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2020&subview=table&taxon_id=60773&verifiable=any
As always, we encourage everyone to go out and make as many observations as possible! The person with the most observations that fall within the categories above will win a Fire Followers Shirt! We will allow for an additional week for you all to finish uploading photos. In addition to the first place prize, we are giving our runner ups a fire followers pin and fire followers sticker! Winners will be announced on October 27th, but only observations from September 20 - October 20th will count.
You are tagged in this post because you are among some of the top observers in the last month and we hope you take part in this challenge!
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Hi Jose @ jaesparza11 - Do I just post my photos as I normally do and (iNat) will pick up the burn area plants you are looking for? e.g. "Sonoma County Burned Areas (2017 fires.)
Hi @arlenedevitt , yes, just go ahead and upload your observations as you normally do on iNat! As long as they are found within our projects' fire perimeter, they should be automatically added to the project. Once they are uploaded I should be able to filter out the plants that I am looking for and pick our winners from the top participants! Let me know if you have any other questions! (:
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