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Getting Started 

Make your First Observation

iNaturalist has a guide for each of the three Minnesota Master Naturalist biomes - BWBR  |  NWGL |  PP 

Minnesota Lichen Map project

Observations by rickmeyermn

Checklists - Minnesota

Minnesota Checklist  | MN Bumblebees  | MN Native Bees   |  MN Mammals   |  MN  Birds  |  MN Odonata (dragonflies and damsleflies) 

Observations by Location

• View observations at the Northland Arboretum, Brainerd, MN on iNaturalist.org » bit.ly/arbinat

• View observations at Rotary Riverside Park, Brainerd, MN on iNaturalist.org bit.ly/iNatRotary

• View observations at the  US Army Corp of Engineers Gull Lake Recreation Area on iNaturalist.org »

Species Maps

The following maps have date ranges associated with them.  Next winter and spring we should be able to track the migration of these three species north.

• Ruby Throated Hummingbird - a map of observations since Jan 1, 2025. 

• Monarch Butterfly - a map of observations starting Jan 1, 2025. You can zoom in on the USA.  Did you realize that there are Monarchs on other continents?  Video

• Firefly observations since Jan. 1, 2025

• Common Loon - a map of observations starting Jan 1, 2025.

• Great Blue Heron - a map of observations starting Jan 1, 2025