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We suggest searching <a href="https://news.google.com/search?q=inaturalist">Google News</a> for recent examples. Below are some notable examples of broader media coverage about iNaturalist. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">September 2023, <i>KQED Forum</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101894468/inaturalist-a-cultivator-of-community-and-collector-of-crucial-wildlife-data-goes-solo"> iNaturalist, A Cultivator of Community and Collector of Crucial Wildlife Data, Goes Solo </a> </h3> <p>Scott Loarie and Ken-ichi Ueda are interviewed about the evolution and impact of iNaturalist along with community members Jennifer Rycenga and Prakrit Jain. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">April 2023, <i>The Washington Post</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/25/aipowersplantidentifierapps/"> These 4 free apps can help you identify every flower, plant and tree around you </a> </h3> <p>Michael Coren recommends Seek, iNaturalist, PlantNet, and Merlin as science-driven apps for exploring biodiversity in your neighborhood.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">December 2022, <i>The New York Times</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/us/inaturalist-nature-app.html?unlocked_article_code=cqU99xIPlGPm2qt5dyiZSbw2MoPHL5Vsa8VQ-6AJ9VeD_MFfj-m2D8xdpC7hr3DeONjDN5LfPv4xSoAewaFP8jTo6YpHnzU1JHopwZ9-l6J4QQR181jOa2fRiMyHCbs_TgHEGNs1vprOns7WYWOigK_4Jwq8g_dg2eLLgrpfLoN_2x_pLvcbPzN0wMbXurAmwqX2455trdMLeybHrO4w_uFhBQALvaMspxiiMr0s6TAsC3mpfYJySiTn0y4bztQupz1CnTcYyAWlHy8p4qcqi4BY9AAsNL_CvWUjOQoQpqUDDg7O0htt-1wScgDI7H01vEpIjuvm_53-&smid=share-url"> Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs. </a> </h3> <p>Amy Harmon interviewed dozens of members of the iNaturalist community in search of what makes it a place for civil discourse in pursuit of truth about the natural world.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">September 2022, <i>Nature</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02921-3">Community science draws on the power of the crowd </a> </h3> <p>Amber Dance covers community science and profiles several community science leaders, including iNat user Greg Pauly.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">July 2022, <i>Reasons to Be Cheerful</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/citizen-scientists-fueling-biodiversity-research/ ">The Nature Lover’s App That Became a Catalog of Earth’s Biodiversity </a> </h3> <p>Elizabeth Hewitt details several of the successes of iNaturalist.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">January 2022, <i>Atlas Obscura</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pacific-newt-massacre.amp"> Can Citizen Scientists Prevent Another Pacific Newt Massacre? </a> </h3> <p>Shoshi Parks covers the effort to document newts in California using iNaturalist to try and reduce newt road mortality.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">September 2021, <i>Audubon Magazine</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/birds-are-one-line-defense-against-dreaded-spotted-lanternflies"> Birds Are One Line of Defense Against Dreaded Spotted Lanternflies </a> </h3> <p>Carlyn Kranking reports on how iNaturalist is being used to document Spotted Lanternfly predators.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">September 2021, <i>Discover Magazine</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/hiking-17-000-miles-for-citizen-science-and-the-environment"> Hiking 17,000 Miles for Citizen Science and the Environment </a> </h3> <p>Nathaniel Scharping interviews Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton about their <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&user_id=srichmond&verifiable=any">journey</a>.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">September 2021, <i>Florida Museum</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/scientists-conduct-large-scale-study-of-inaturalist-users/"> Who observes the observers? Scientists conduct large-scale study of iNaturalist users </a> </h3> <p>Jerald Pinson reports on a study that studies the patterns of people using iNaturalist. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">July 2021, <i>Chicago Sun Times</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/8/22568173/appsolutely-enhancing-outdoors-experience-inaturalist-seek-merlin-bird-id-apps-stray-cast"> App-solutely enhancing outdoors experience: iNaturalist, Seek and Merlin Bird ID apps; plus Stray Cast </a> </h3> <p>Dale Bowman said <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app">Seek by iNaturalist</a> "changed my outdoor world, especially for identifying plants and trees." </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">March 2021, <i>Travel Awaits</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.travelawaits.com/2562340/best-hiking-apps/"> 8 Best Hiking Apps To Get You Ready To Hit The Trail </a> </h3> <p>Joe Cuhaj recommends iNaturalist for hikers who want to learn more about what they see on the trail.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">March 2021, <i>National Geographic</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/butterflies-declining-due-to-warmer-autumns-in-western-united-states"> 450 butterfly species rapidly declining due to warmer autumns in the western U.S. </a> </h3> <p>iNaturalist data shows similar trend to other butterfly datasets in <i>Science</i> paper</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">September 2020, <i>National Geographic</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/citizen-science-increasing-pandemic-insects"> Americans are observing nature during the pandemic, helping scientists with research </a> </h3> <p>Christine Peterson covers how iNaturalist and other apps helped people explore from home.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2020 August, <i>The Conversation</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-next-invasion-of-insect-pests-will-be-discovered-via-social-media-143527"> The next invasion of insect pests will be discovered via social media </a> </h3> <p>"iNaturalist has become a world-leading resource that combines observational data with artificial intelligence and community expertise to bring natural history into the digital age." by Paul Manning and Morgan Jackson </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2020 August, <i>The New York Times</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/realestate/moth-watching-night-garden.html"> The Pleasures of Moth Watching </a> </h3> <p>How "mothing" turned Margaret Roach into a citizen scientist.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2020 August, <i>The New York Times</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/travel/outdoors-apps-podcasts.html"> 17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion </a> </h3> <p>Stephanie Rosenbloom endorses <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app">Seek by iNaturalist</a> for learning more about what's around you.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2020 August, <i>Sierra</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/inaturalist-does-more-id-plants"> iNaturalist Does More Than ID Plants </a> </h3> <p>iNaturalist also helped Korrin L. Bishop find meaning during the pandemic.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2020 June, <i>Mashable</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://mashable.com/article/inaturalist-app-review/"> Don't know how to tell trees apart? There's an app for that. </a> </h3> <p>Sarah Lindenfield Hall tells of neighborhood nature explorations with her daughter during the covid-19 pandemic.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2020 February, <i>Wired</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/inaturalist-app-disconnection/"> The Secret to Enjoying Nature Is … Your Phone </a> </h3> <p>Catherine LeClair writes about iNaturalist and <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app">Seek by iNaturalist</a>, and how using them helped her become more connected to nature.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2020 February, <i>USA Today</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/22/hoodwinker-sunfish-discovery-north-america-citizen-scientists/4503250002/"> How a bizarre, monster fish hoodwinked researchers and reeled in a wave of citizen scientists </a> </h3> <p>Covers the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/22612-holy-mola-the-oral-history-of-an-inat-identification">collaborative ID of a hoodwinker sunfish</a> found in California.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2019 July, <i>CBC.ca and CTV</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5214817"> What's that bug? How to identify any plant or animal with your smartphone </a> </h3> <p>iNaturalist and <a href="https://inaturalist.ca/">iNaturalist Canada</a> are discussed in this article, as well as the importance of crowdsourced data. iNaturalist staff member Carrie Seltzer was also <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1734313">interviewed for CTV</a> in connection with the article.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2019 June, <i>Bay Nature</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://baynature.org/2019/06/24/an-update-to-the-app-to-identify-almost-anything-almost-anywhere/"> An Update to the App to Identify (Almost) Anything (Almost) Anywhere </a> </h3> <p>Seek team members discuss Seek 2.0's live ID suggestions feature.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2019 Apr, <i>FlyTimes</i></div> <h3> <a href="http://www.nadsdiptera.org/News/FlyTimes/issue62.pdf"> Diptera and iNaturalist: A case study from Asiloidea </a> </h3> <p> Dipterists Even Dankowicz and Chris Cohen discuss the use of iNaturalist in their research.</p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2019 Apr, <i>Slate</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2019/04/superbloom-california-nature-internet-collide-birds-poaching-science.html"> Plants and Birds Need Privacy Online, Too </a> </h3> <p> April Glaser explores the tradeoffs between sharing biodiversity information and keeping it secret, using eBird and iNaturalist as examples. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2019 Feb, <i>NPR</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/02/28/699004730/scientists-shocked-by-rare-giant-sunfish-washed-up-on-california-beach"> Scientists Shocked By Rare, Giant Sunfish Washed Up On California Beach </a> </h3> <p> The iNaturalist observation of a rare Hoodwinker Sunfish in the wrong hemisphere spawned many news stories in outlets around the world. This piece by Merrit Kennedy describes the dialogue on iNaturalist that made this discovery possible. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2019 Jan, <i>The Daily - Case Western Reserve University</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://thedaily.case.edu/how-male-dragonflies-adapt-wing-color-to-temperature/"> How male dragonflies adapt wing color to temperature </a> </h3> <p> Hundreds of dragonfly photos on iNaturalist were examined as part of a study looking into the connection between wing color and local temperature. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2018 Oct, <i>Mongabay</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/connecting-one-million-nature-observers-to-the-species-around-them/"> The iNaturalist species data sharing platform reaches one million users </a> </h3> <p> Sue Palminteri talking with co-director Scott Loarie about how iNaturalist has scaled over the last 10 years and what new challenges emerge with new technologies. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2018 Oct, <i>The New York Times</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/science/spider-insect-survey.html"> With Bugs, You're Never Home Alone </a> </h3> <p> Coverage by Nicola Twilley of the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/never-home-alone-the-wild-life-of-homes/">Never Home Alone</a> project (and book of the same name by Rob Dunn) that aims to understand the wildlife inside our homes. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2018 Aug, <i>Associated Press</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://apnews.com/edc799a99bbc4043847390a279e84164/The-Green-Big-Apple:-New-Yorkers-document-the-city"> The Green Big Apple: New Yorkers document the city’s plants </a> </h3> <p> Emiliano Rodríguez Mega writes about the <a href="https://www.nybg.org/">New York Botanical Garden's</a> endeavor to map all of the city's plants. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2018 Apr, <i>Microsoft News</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/features/like-taking-a-whole-scientific-team-with-you-on-a-walk-inaturalist-helps-spawn-a-generation-of-citizen-scientists/"> Like taking a whole scientific team with you on a walk: iNaturalist helps spawn a generation of citizen scientists </a> </h3> <p> A story for Earth Day highlighting the contributions of users, the impact of the community, and the support of Microsoft AI for Earth. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2018 Mar, <i>Earther</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://earther.gizmodo.com/this-new-app-is-like-shazam-for-your-nature-photos-1823952757"> This New App Is Like Shazam for Your Nature Photos </a> </h3> <p> Asher Elbein writes about the new gamified, kid-safe nature exploration app for iOS <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id1353224144">Seek by iNaturalist</a> that uses solely computer vision. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2017 Dec, <i>South China Morning Post</i></div> <h3> <a href="http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2123950/conservation-hong-kong-citizen-scientists-enlisted-record-and-safeguard"> Conservation in Hong Kong: citizen scientists enlisted to record and safeguard city’s amazing biodiversity </a> </h3> <p> A piece about Hong Kong's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) and its citizen science initiatives, including a BioBlitz that used iNaturalist. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2017 Dec, <i>The New York Times Magazine</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/magazine/letter-of-recommendation-inaturalist.html"> Letter of Recommendation: iNaturalist </a> </h3> <p> Ferris Jabr writes a piece about iNat's computer vision ID feature and the importance of knowing the names of living things. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2017 Jul, <i>The Atlantic</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/07/an-app-for-identifying-animals-and-plants/535014/"> Finally: An App That Can Identify the Animal You Saw on Your Hike </a> </h3> <p> Ed Yong describes iNaturalist's computer vision functionality released in June 2017 and puts it to the test with his own observations. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2017 Jul, <i>Bay Nature</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://baynature.org/article/identify-anything-anywhere-instantly-well-almost-newest-inaturalist-release//"> Identify Anything, Anywhere, Instantly (Well, Almost) With the Newest iNaturalist Release </a> </h3> <p> In-depth coverage by Eric Simons of the evolution and initial launch of iNaturalist's computer vision/image recognition tool, with many quotes the iNaturalist team and broader iNaturalist community. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2017 Mar, <i>Science Friday</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://sciencefriday.com/articles/where-to-find-wildflowers-experts-weigh-in/"> Where to Find Wildflowers? Experts Weigh In </a> </h3> <p> iNat co-founder Ken-ichi Ueda shares how to use iNaturalist to record and share the spring wildflower bloom alongside a panel of fellow wildlife-enthusiasts. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2016 Nov, <i>DatingAdvice.com</i></div> <h3> <a href="http://www.datingadvice.com/for-men/nature-lovers-share-their-passion-on-inaturalist"> Nature Lovers Come Together on iNaturalist.org to Document Their Environment and Share Their Passion </a> </h3> <p> Not quite "press", but still kind of amusing, and not a bad write-up! Also brings to mind <a href="http://johnmuirlaws.com/stewardship/falling-in-love-with-nature"> John Muir Laws's thoughts on love and nature</a>. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2016 Jul, <i>National Public Radio</i></div> <h3> <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/08/06/488830352/the-app-that-aims-to-gamify-biology-has-amateurs-discovering-new-species"> The App That Aims To Gamify Biology Has Amateurs Discovering New Species </a> </h3> <p> This story featuring iNaturalist by KERA in Texas got picked up by NPR for national broadcast on All Tech Considered. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2016 Jul, <i>Mongabay</i></div> <h3> <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2016/07/citizen-science-leads-to-snail-rediscovery-in-vietnam/"> Citizen science leads to snail rediscovery in Vietnam </a> </h3> <p> Describes a snail posted to iNat from Vietnam that hadn't been seen in over 100 years. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2015 Nov, <i>Forbes</i></div> <h3><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/federicoguerrini/2015/10/27/halting-biodiversity-loss-with-drones-and-smartphones-not-just-wishful-thinking/ ">How Emerging Technologies Could Help Protect Biodiversity</a></h3> <p> Story about a recent paper on technology for conservation that covers iNaturalist </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2015 Aug, <i>National Geographic</i></div> <h3><a href="https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150825-data-points-citizen-science/">People-Powered Data Visualization</a></h3> <p> Highlighting the power of big data generated by citizen science using iNaturalist, eBird, and other examples. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2014 Nov, <i>MongaBay</i></div> <h3><a href="http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1110-hance-inaturalist-million.html#sthash.ZhCgjyzb.8wypVl4b.dpbs">Citizen scientist site hits one million observations of life on Earth</a></h3> <p> Nice story on iNat reaching 1,000,000 observations and launching improved maps. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2014 May, <i>Science</i></div> <h3><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6187/1246752.abstract">The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection</a></h3> <p> Pimm et al. assess the current rate of extinction compared with a hypothetical background rate. They cite iNaturalist as an important tool in helping scientists fill the gaps in our knowledge of where species currently persist. </p> <div class="meta" style="text-transform: uppercase;">2014 February, <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></div> <h3><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Bioblitz-volunteers-help-catalog-species-5267324.php">Bioblitz volunteers help catalog species</a></h3> <p> SF Chronicle coverage of an iNat-powered bioblitz that we helped organize in collaboration with <a href="http://nerdsfornature.org/">Nerds for Nature</a>, <a href="http://wildoakland.org">Wild Oakland</a>, and numerous other partners. Nerds for Nature has conducted numerous bioblitzes like this, and they're both tons of fun and a great model for using iNat to engage people with nature while collecting potentially useful data. </p> <p> Want more? 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