Project Participation Growing!

Participation in our town Biodiversity Project has been expanding as more people get out a find all the great nature we have in Mount Holly. Thank you to everyone who have been submitting observations, this all adds to our knowledge of the biodiversity in Mount Holly and the region. I encourage you to keep up your observations and to recruit friends and family to join in. I also encourage everyone to get out to new locations to look for plants and animals. More observations in more places will all build a stronger project.

Identification TIP: In addition to contributing information we need, iNaturalist is, of course, a great way to learn the names of the common and unusual species we see around us. Sometimes when we submit a species to iNaturalist and click on "What did you see?" at the top we don't get a definite identification. This is very normal but it's important that when you submit this observation that you select at least a very general category for the mystery species. All identified submissions get reviewed by volunteers who specialize in broad classifications such as birds, plants, insects, reptiles, etc. These Observers will suggest an identifications for you. Observations submitted only as "Unknown" do not get reviewed and remain unidentified. It's easy to avoid this by simply selecting the general category that you know the species belongs to (plant, bird, insect, fish, etc.). That will attract reviews and suggestions.

If you have any questions about using iNaturalist or about our project please don't hesitate to message me.

Posted on June 14, 2021 04:15 PM by jcorven