Guide to iNaturalist as a Tool for Nature

Ever wondered what a lovely plant or adorable critter was called? There’s an app for that! Just by uploading photos or audio to the free app iNaturalist, you can learn about whatever bit of nature sparked your interest and treat your curious mind to a whole world of knowledge! Once you begin to learn about our fellow inhabitants of the natural world, every hike becomes more exciting as you eventually realize there is a wealth of information and stories written onto our living landscape in the form of critters and plants. The iNaturalist observations you make along the way also provide a service for the conservation and research community. Our “iNat.” posts document the health and diversity of ecosystems, important information when considering how we can best care for the nature in and around our cities. Register HERE.

This event is in preparation for a BioBlitz – an event when community members document as much life (plants, animals, fungi) as possible in a given amount of time – later this month, Saturday, May 31 at Neenach Habitat Preserve. Details to be announced soon.
Date and Time: Friday, May 16: noon to 1 p.m.

Location: Lancaster Library
601 West Lancaster Boulevard Lancaster, CA 93534

Meeting Room: The library entrance faces Cedar Ave. The meeting room is down the hallway immediately to the right of the entrance, past the water fountain and restrooms.

Parking: Free parking is available at the lot behind the library acessible from Date or Cedar Ave.

Preparation: Please have iNaturalist downloaded onto your phone and have an account created and logged in. Click HERE to get started

Instructor: Los Angeles County Natural Areas Biologist Cristhian Mace will be leading this training. Following this, we will go outside of the library to practice making observations.

Attendance: Please register HERE.