iNaturalist App Opens New Worlds
- Friends of Bachman Lake
- 16 hours ago
- 1 min read
iNaturalist is a popular mobile app that helps people identify plants, animals, and other living organisms while contributing to real scientific research. Developed through a collaboration between the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society, the app turns everyday nature observations into valuable biodiversity data.
Using iNaturalist, users can take photos of plants, insects, birds, fungi, or other organisms they encounter and upload them to the platform. The app uses image recognition to suggest possible species, and a community of scientists and nature enthusiasts helps confirm identifications.
One of iNaturalist’s key strengths is its role in citizen science. Anyone—from beginners to professional biologists—can participate by documenting local wildlife. This is exactly what Friends of Bachman Lake plans to do during a bioblitz on April 25 and another one in the fall. So, if you don’t have it already, go ahead and download iNaturalist to your phone and start exploring! 🌿📱🔍
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