ITC iNaturalist Toolkit
· Islands Trust Area · Applications, Forms & Guides · 2022
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Topics: Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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1 | I s l a n d s T r u s t C o n s e r v a n c y i N a t u r a l i s t T o o l k i t Welcome to the ITC iNaturalist Toolkit This toolkit was designed to help you get started using the citizen-science application iNaturalist so you can take part in an Islands Trust Conservancy citizen science project. Below we have outlined specific steps and instructions to help you get started with iNaturalist. Once you are set up there are lots of resources and an entire online community waiting for you. If you encounter any issues in using this toolkit, or if you have feedback on the project, please email us at itcmail@islandstrust.bc.ca. We can’t wait to see what you find! Contents Welcome to the ITC iNaturalist Toolkit .................................................................................................... 1 What is Citizen Science? ...................................................................................................................... 2 What is iNaturalist? ............................................................................................................................. 2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................................... 2 Step 1: Create an iNaturalist account ............................................................................................... 3 If you will be using a smart phone or tablet...................................................................................... 3 If you will be uploading photos to your iNaturalist account online from a computer ........................ 3 If you will not be using the iNaturalist app on a smart phone or tablet, you can create an account online instead. Go to: www.inaturalist.org/signup ........................................................................... 3 Step 2: Join the Islands Trust Conservancy Project in the iNaturalist App ......................................... 3 Step 3: Start observing and recording the world around you ............................................................ 6 How to post observations to iNaturalist ............................................................................................... 6 How to make an observation with an iPhone: .................................................................................. 7 How to make an observation with an Android device:...................................................................... 8 How to make an observation using the website: .............................................................................. 9 Additional video resources to get you started: ............................................................................... 10 Tips for effective observations ........................................................................................................... 10 How do identifications work in iNaturalist?................
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