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Get outside and enjoy nature! Check out this information from the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Do you enjoy learning to identify new animals and plants? Do you enjoy contributing to citizen science? Help us document plant and animal life at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center by contributing to our iNaturalist Biodiversity Project!
1. iNaturalist is FREE
2. Go to iNaturalist.org to download the free smartphone app and create an account
3. On the app, click the camera button to take a photo of a plant or animal
4. Click on “What did you see?” and try to enter the best guess using the drop-down box with suggestions. Don’t worry, others will review your identifications
5. If your photos are taken at Powder Valley, the location and project will automatically choose Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Biodiversity Project
6. Click on the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Biodiversity Project to see what has been observed, who has observed, and how many species we have documented
7. For fun for the entire family and some practice before you sign up for iNaturalist, download Seek, by iNaturalist, a smartphone app. This app works to identify your picture immediately providing you animal or plant identification and information.
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