[NatureNS] iNaturalist.ca - new website - is anyone using it yet?

From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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In like vein, Discoverlife.org was recently brought to my attention. It has 
many features including good keys to bees.
DW
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From: "Bev Wigney" <bkwigney@gmail.com>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 9:43 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] iNaturalist.ca - new website - is anyone using it yet?


> All,
>
> I'm wondering how many on NatureNS know about and are using the new 
> iNaturalist.ca website?   I managed to stumble across it yesterday while 
> doing a web search to find out if there are other Nova Scotia records for 
> the Calyptra canadensis moth that I posted a photo of a couple of days 
> ago.  Anyhow, what a terrific website for Canadian naturalists!  I can't 
> imagine how I didn't know about it before this.  The site is the Canadian 
> branch of iNaturalist.org.  The Canadian site has been online since June 
> 11, 2015, so it's still relatively new.  I joined and put up a profile 
> yesterday and have added about 15 of my very recent nature observations. 
> Now that I've seen how well the site works, I'll be adding many more from 
> the past.  You can access the site using your  web browser, but they also 
> have apps that will run on Apple or Android phones and tablets (I believe 
> those are ready now).  You'll find that there are many ways to use the 
> website - for recordings individual observations, or creating a "place" 
> where observations can be added to show what exists at that location.  You 
> can search for species observations made by others.  There is the 
> capability of making journal entries.   Lots more that can be done.  It is 
> seamlessly linked to the iNaturalist.org site, so if you are looking for 
> records on a species that is in both the U.S. and Canada, the records for 
> both will appear during searches.  I've been hoping for something like 
> this for years and here it is!
>
> Anyhow, here's a press release from the CWF (Canadian Wildlife Federation) 
> website from June 11th that describes the launch of the site and has links 
> to the actual site:
> http://cwf-fcf.org/en/discover-wildlife/resources/mobile/inaturalist-canada.html
>
> or, if you just want to go straight to the site, here is a link.  Setting 
> up a profile is quick and easy.  Entering data is also quite simple.  I 
> hope to see others from NatureNS entering observations on the site.
> http://inaturalist.ca
>
> Bev Wigney
> Round Hill, NS
>
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