Photo Courtesy of Angela Gupta
Angela Gupta, a Professor of Forestry at University of Minnesota Extension, specializes in terrestrial invasive species and climate ready woods. She is a founding member of the MN Women's Woodland Network.
Learn how she and other scientists use citizen science data in their work and develop skills for using iNaturalist in data collection.
Photos courtesy of Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus
Head Naturalist for the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog, Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus talks about some of the ways that citizen science platforms are utilized by the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog!
The ecosystem is a large and diverse set of habitats within an amazingly biodiverse landscape. With nearly 3900 species documented, citizen science is a great tool to document locations, species diversity, and local phenology.
Photos courtesy of Michelle Kenton
Hear from Dr. Drake, a professor of wildlife biology and an expert on urban wildlife management, wildlife damage management, and general wildlife.
Dr. Drake is a Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research and extension programs primarily focus on wildlife and wildlife damage management in human-dominated landscapes. David also teaches an undergraduate course on wildlife damage management.
Kevin Hanley is a Wisconsin Master Naturalist and photographer with over 14,950 observations on iNaturalist.org. He is always looking for new trails and places to photograph with his wife Sue and Corgi. Insects, spiders, fungi, and wildflowers are his favorites, and he is constantly on the lookout for new close-up subjects to photograph. He is also a retired USAF Master Sergeant and former photography instructor at the Milwaukee Zoo.
Presenting ‘Tips and Tricks for Using iNaturalist’
Joe Walewski is the Director of Naturalist Training at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland, Minnesota, and the creator of the "Un-huggable" White Pine Super-canopy Trees project in iNaturalist.
Presenting ‘Science Meets ART’
Jody describes art is a vehicle to connect deeply with science and feels that our greatest skill as scientists is that of observation. What better way to foster observation than through the acts of journaling and creating! Jody is a 7th grade science teacher at Wilson Middle School in Manitowoc Wisconsin.
Learn about how the Great Lakes BioBlitz is a tool to learn about biodiversity with Marte Kitson (Minnesota Sea Grant). Hosted by Meaghan Gass (Michigan Sea Grant).