Reminder! For Fun Gals and Fun Guys-INat Night tonight!

[Deborah Barber]

Hello DC Area Nature Nerds! Remember to join us on Zoom at 7 PM to learn the secrets of documenting and identifying the amazing fungi that pop up this time of year! Join our friend Serenella Linares and yours truly at this link:  

We’ll learn tips and tricks, practice some identifications, welcome and answer questions from any INat newcomers present, and have you out in plenty of time to watch the presidential debate!

See you soon!

Deborah Barber

The Nature Conservancy of Maryland/D.C.

[Deborah Barber]

Here are the notes from last night’s fun session, including a link to the recording and a link to Serenella’s slides.  It was a great time!  Thank you Serenella!

 

We are right in in the middle of Gall Week  , which runs through September 15. Join this project and add gall observations manually.  I suggest using gallformers.org first to identify galls before identifying them in iNat. The computer vision suggestions for galls are getting better, but many appear similar, and pictures (therefore the CV) often do not capture the host plant, which is important for good gall ID. 

 

Next up for iNat Night, spiders for Arachtober!  Tuesday, October 8, 7-8:30. Register here or join at the same ol’ Zoom link we have used for the entire series. Hope to see you then!

 

 

Deborah Barber Director of Land Conservation           dba...@tnc.org nature.org/MarylandDC

The Nature Conservancy                    Maryland/DC Chapter                425 Barlow Place                Suite 100                Bethesda, MD 20814