(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Deborah Barber will explain how to use iNaturalist to scope out an area’s biota. She'll provide tips for making identifiable photo and audio observations. She'll highlight other features such as protecting a location’s privacy, connecting with citizen and expert naturalists worldwide, and showing off the incredible diversity of the greater DC area during upcoming the ...
(VA) (Audubon Society of Northern VA) If you would like to discover native birds, other fauna and flora — in the company of dedicated citizen scientists — then consider joining this outing! Many know Northern Virginia for its economic dynamism, cultural development and ever-changing landscape. Less well known are the places sheltering remnants of an earlier, vital, natural history. If ...
(VA) (NOVA Parks) This is a virtual training on how to use the iNaturalist app and website for making and uploading wildlife observations with an emphasis on the City Nature Challenge. We will also cover what qualifies for a research-grade observation. Please feel free to chime in with any questions or comments as we want this to be an interactive ...
(DC) (MD) (VA) Join Capital Nature and organizations throughout the Washington DC area for the City Nature Challenge, a global citizen science observation in cities! Observe wild plants, animals, and fungi in your local park, neighborhood, or back yard, and document it with iNaturalist. Your observations will contribute to science and count for the Washington DC area during this friendly ...
(DC) (Casey Trees) Join Casey Trees during City Nature Challenge for a nature walk around Oxon Run Park with Tree Ambassador Glenn Hall. We’ll start off with an easy-paced tree walk, where Glenn will give an overview of the history of Oxon Run Park and then point out some of the species of trees in the park, and finally go ...
(VA) (NOVA Parks) It's the City Nature Challenge ID Bonanza! Learn how to document and identify wildlife on your smart phone and participate in the international City Nature Challenge. Roving Naturalist Matt Felperin is hosting a City Nature Challenge Volunteer Event at Potomac Overlook Regional Park. Participants will learn how to use the iNaturalist app on their smartphones to document ...
(VA) (NOVA Parks) Join NOVA Parks and Capital Nature for a FREE nocturnal adventure and rally on the final night of the 2024 DC City Nature Challenge! Learn more about this friendly international community science competition and how to make and submit observations on the free app iNaturalist as we make a concerted effort to observe as many nocturnal critters ...
(DC) (MD) (VA) Our DC-area iNaturalist community is broad, deep, kind, and very collaborative. We gather together monthly on every second Tuesday evening over Zoom to learn about a new topic and work on identifications. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level! We have old-timers and brand-new people, and we are all here to help each other. The April 30 ...
(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Take in the wonderful diversity of the the area between the tow path and the Potomac. Leader: Marney Bruce Directions will be included in registration confirmation.
(DC) (MD) (VA) Our DC-area iNaturalist community is broad, deep, kind, and very collaborative. We gather together monthly on every second Tuesday evening over Zoom to learn about a new topic and work on identifications. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level! We have old-timers and brand-new people, and we are all here to help each other. The April 30 ...
(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Volunteers will join AWS for a wild freshwater mussel survey at Kenilworth Lake! We will be walking in mud that can be very mucky in waders (AWS can provide you with a pair if you don't have your own). If you're not comfortable walking in mud using waders, we recommend joining us at a different event. ...
(DC) (MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Come help us tag our mussels! Our goal will be to tag and measure shell length of 300 mussels before we transfer and release them. Tagging is an important step to help us monitor the mussel population of the Anacostia River over time. This is a great event for all ages! Please register.
