iNaturalist | Friends of Parks and Nature South Australia https://friendsofparkssa.org.au Volunteers working for conservation Thu, 02 Sep 2021 23:59:42 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://friendsofparkssa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-favicon-friends-of-parks-sa-32x32.png iNaturalist | Friends of Parks and Nature South Australia https://friendsofparkssa.org.au 32 32 It’s nearly time for the Great Southern Bioblitz! A great opportunity for groups to explore their park using the ID tool ‘iNaturalist’ – October 22 – 25th https://friendsofparkssa.org.au/news-events/its-nearly-time-for-the-great-southern-bioblitz-a-great-opportunity-for-groups-to-explore-their-park-using-the-id-tool-inaturalist-october-22-25th/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 23:59:42 +0000 https://friendsofparkssa.org.au/?p=237703  Great Southern Bioblitz (October 22-25) the ‘Great Southern BioBlitz’, or ‘GSB’ for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in Spring

The purpose of this event is to highlight both the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime, as well as to engage the the public in science and nature learning using the citizen science platform iNaturalist. As we are international, in Spanish we are known as ‘Gran Biobúsqueda del Sur’, while in Portuguese we are known as ‘Grande BioBlitz do Hemisfério Sul’.  Read more here

]]> Introductory training in iNaturalist app for Friends of Parks members: Webinar and guided walk on 25 and 28th March 2021 https://friendsofparkssa.org.au/news-events/introductory-training-in-inaturalist-app-for-friends-of-parks-members-webinar-and-guided-walk-on-25-and-28th-march-2021/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 11:10:37 +0000 https://friendsofparkssa.org.au/?p=235691 Would you like to learn about INaturalist? This app is a wonderful tool to help you discover and ID new plants, insects, fungi, birds, and whatever other amazing organisms you might find in your park! An online training webinar will be held on 25 March, 6pm. This is lead by Stephen Fricker, an experienced iNaturalist user and biologist working at Uni SA. It is in preparation for two major citizen science events: City Nature Challanege and Great Southern Bioblitz.
 
The webinar will be followed by a guided walk on Sunday 28 March 10am, to give you hands-on experience in making observations. The walk is in the Wheal Gawler Mining Reserve, Gully Reserve Glen Osmond and will take 1 – 1.5 hours. More information and register here
]]> Get to know iNaturalist and become a Citizen Scientist! https://friendsofparkssa.org.au/news-events/get-to-know-inaturalist-and-become-a-citizen-scientist/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:21:55 +0000 https://friendsofparkssa.org.au/?p=233592
Citizen Science projects are a great way to learn more about our parks and the natural environment. A number of current projects in SA use a free app called iNaturalist which enables you to take a photo of a plant or animal, record its location and share it with others who can assist you to identify it.
 
 One such citizen Science project is the Great Southern Bioblitz.  This is an international period of intense biological surveying which seeks to record all the living species within several designated areas across the Southern Hemisphere in Spring. It will be held September 25 – 28th, 2020. We are fortunate that Stephen Fricker, a University of SA staff member and organiser of the Great Southern Bioblitz in Adelaide, will be holding an online workshop for Friends of Parks members.


The online workshop on INaturalist  will be held on 12 September at 3-4pm, will introduce the app and show how it can be used to record biodiversity. Stephen will talk about participation in the ‘Great Southern BioBlitz’  and will also suggest some ideas on how this app can be used by Friends of groups to generate greater engagement with their park, identify weed patches and contribute to research whilst in their park

 
We hope to see you there!
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