During the iNaturalist BioBlitz, I was not able to participate too much over the four-day period. When I did remember that it was going on, I happened to be in the woods beside Trinity Campus and identified an American beech tree.
I found that iNaturalist was a super easy platform to use. It was nice when the app would suggest species that the picture might be of, and the suggestions were usually pretty accurate. While I definitely encountered more than just American beeches in those woods, I couldn’t 100% identify any other species so I only made one post.
I thought it was really cool to see all of the participation in the BioBlitz from around the globe! It was also fun to compare the different cities and to see that Burlington actually had a high participation rate as compared to some of the other bigger cities!
I’ve enjoyed blogging about my phenology spot and learning how to use iNaturalist throughout the past 2 semesters. I’ll be sure to visit my spot every once in a while to keep up with it 🙂
