August Tree Festival 2024

Explore the thriving nature around you this monsoon.
Observe trees near you with SeasonWatch, and win prizes!

Date: 2 – 18 August 2024

Location: Anywhere in India!

Festival Challenges

1. 100-not-out!: Observe 100 individuals of any of the 171 SeasonWatch tree species in the 10 days of the festival.
2. Ficus Frenzy: Observe 10 (or more) individuals of at least 2 out of 5 Ficus species* of SeasonWatch
   *(Banyan – Ficus benghalensis, Soft Fig – Ficus mollis, Punjab Fig – Ficus palmata, Country Fig – Ficus racemosa, Peepal – Ficus religiosa)
3. Feather Glory: Observe as many individuals as possible of these tree species** with feathery leaves
   **(Babool – Vachellia nilotica, Siris – Albizia lebbeck, Chinese Lantern Tree – Dichrostachys cinerea, Badminton-ball Tree – Parkia biglandulosa)

How to participate

1. If you’re new to SeasonWatch, register on the website or Android app.
2. Go outdoors and choose any SeasonWatch species to observe.
3. To make a one-time-only observation on a tree, click on the ‘casual’ tab, and then on the ‘eye’ icon. To observe the same tree more than once, click on the ‘regular’ tab and then the ‘+’ button to register it with SeasonWatch, or on the ‘eye’ icon to add observations on a registered tree. You can make both types of observations for the November Tree Festival! Need more help? Watch our video tutorials to get set and go!
4. Observe your trees as follows – imagine the tree canopy as a circle and divide it into 3 equal parts from the centre.
   If the stage you are observing is found in ⅓ parts, choose ‘few’.
   If the stage is seen in more than one part, choose ‘many’, and
   If the stage is absent on the tree, choose ‘none’.
   
5. To share your observations with everyone, make sure to make your profile set to ‘public’ on the website (Login > Account > My profile > Make profile public), and keep track of daily observations at Explore > Patterns > Observations.
6. Participate in other ways by doing tree walks with tree lovers, and sharing the event posters with tree enthusiasts. Help us spread the word!

Happy SeasonWatching!