prediction-webpage

Orientation for Environmental Predictions

A community-authored, interactive web resource for researchers and practitioners designing, executing, and communicating rigorous quantitative predictions in ecology and environmental science.

Live site: https://future-forests.github.io/prediction-webpage/basis.html

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How to contribute

Most edits go in webpage.html (syntax guide in the HTML comment; content in the <script id="page-content"> block from ## INTRO). Detail pages live in details/ as Markdown (.md) files. One per topic, created only when there is content (see details/EDITOR-GUIDE.md and e.g. details/setting-stage.md).

First-time contributors

1. Fork the repo on GitHub (or clone if you are a collaborator):

   git clone https://github.com/future-forests/prediction-webpage.git
   cd prediction-webpage
   

2. Create a branch from main (only needed once — pick a short name you will reuse):

   git checkout main
   git pull
   git checkout -b your-name-or-topic
   

3. Edit, commit, and push your branch:

   git add webpage.html   # and/or details/, scripts/, etc.
   git commit -m "Brief summary of what changed and why"
   git push -u origin your-name-or-topic
   

4. Open a Pull Request to main on GitHub. Describe the change in a few sentences.
5. After review and merge to main, GitHub Pages updates the live site automatically (usually within a few minutes).

Returning contributors

Reuse the same branch

1. Pull last changes from main and switch back to your branch:

   git checkout main
   git pull
   git checkout your-name-or-topic
   

2. Bring in the latest changes from main:

   git merge main
   

   Resolve any merge conflicts if Git reports them, then continue.

3. Edit, commit, and push as before:

   git add webpage.html   # and/or details/, scripts/, etc.
   git commit -m "Brief summary of what changed and why"
   git push
   

4. Open a Pull Request (or update an existing one) to main on GitHub.