Kickoff event

Not sure how to get started? The competition organizers and partners have prepared a few short videos to help. You will also find a list of useful links below the videos.

Contact the competition organizers with any remaining questions using the contact form.


Manako Fujiwara (George Mason University) discusses the cultural significance of cherry trees in Japan.
Elizabeth Wolkovich (University of British Columbia) provides a gentle introduction to modeling phenological events like the bloom date of cherry trees.
Theresa Crimmins (USA National Phenology Network) reviews a great prediction resource—the bloom date of cherry trees observed by citizen scientists all over the United States.
David Kepplinger (George Mason University) shows how to retrieve the data and submit your results.

Useful links