City Nature YYC
Promoting Parks, Stewardship, Citizen Science, and the Appreciation of Nature in Alberta.
iNaturalist
iNaturalist Resources
Become an expert at using iNaturalist! The following resources will help you to make great observations during the City Nature Challenge.
What is iNaturalist?
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Why Join iNaturalist.ca? (Canadian Wildlife Federation)
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How Many Species are in Your Backyard? (It’s Okay to Be Smart)
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What are Observations and How to Post them? (Article) (iNaturalist)
Using iNaturalist (App)
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How to Upload Observations on iNaturalist (Video: Canadian Wildlife Federation)
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How to “Obscure” an iNaturalist Observation (Video: iNaturalist.org)
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How to Add Multiple Photos to an iNaturalist Observation (Video: iNaturalist.org)
Using iNaturalist.ca (Desktop)
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How to Upload Observations to iNaturalist.ca (Video: Canadian Wildlife Federation)
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How to Use the iNaturalist Photo and Sound Uploader (Video: iNaturalist.org)
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Exploring Observations using iNaturalist (Video: iNaturalist.org)
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How-to Search for a Taxon on iNaturalist (Video: iNaturalist.org)
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How-to use the iNaturalist “Identify” Page (Video: iNaturalist.org)
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Creating and Managing iNaturalist Projects (Article: iNaturalist)
Field Guides and Photography Tips
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Advanced iNaturalist Tips (CityNatureYYC)
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Geotagging Photos Using Lightroom (iNaturalist.org)
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Tips, Tricks, and Guides to Getting Your iNaturalist Observations Identified. (BC Parks iNaturalist Team)
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Biodiversity Engagement: Digital Photography for Plant Identification and Problem Diagnosis (Lena Struwe and Peter Nitzsche)
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Field and Photo IDs for Flies (Photos and editing by Even Dankowicz)
Latest iNaturalist Observations in Calgary
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