BioBlitz! iNaturalist Workshop

Learn to use iNaturalist to record nature sightings, followed by a group outdoor biodiversity survey on campus.

From 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., learn how to record data about nature sightings on the CU Boulder campus using the open data biodiversity platform, iNaturalist. This workshop will be led by Scott Taylor, professor, Department of Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and director of the Mountain Research Station. Registration is required. After the training, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., join the BioBlitz! Participants will meet outside of the Benson Earth Sciences building on the south side by the globes and work together to identify species around the building to add to the platform, guided by Taylor and Joanne Marras Tate, NEST curator and new faculty engagement and support program manager at the SPIKE Center for Sustainability Education. Registration is not required for the outdoor portion and any one is welcome to join. Participants are also invited to view the Campus Life exhibition in the library for background on animals and plants they can find on campus. Plus, they will receive a t-shirt and other swag. Snacks and drinks provided. This project was partially funded through a grant from the 150th Initiative Fund.