A blog by Leon Haag-Fank

When? ⏰ 15th or 16th (TBA) of Nov. 2025 from 14:00 till ~19:00 Add to your calendar, to stay up to date: https://haagfank.de/l/inat-calendar Where? 📌 Seminar room ??? (TBA), COS, Im Neuenheimer Feld 231 What? 🌳 Short introduction to iNaturalist and a hands-on expedition through the urban wild nature of the INF including the botanical garden. Who? 👤 For everyone interested in nature! What do I need? 📱 To document nature we use our smartphone or another camera. If you want, you can already download the App. Please bring weather proof clothes (optimally no umbrella, since it limits abilities to take pictures). Language? 🇬🇧🇩🇪 In German or English, depending on what everyone is comfortable with. No sign-up required, but … Please consider filling out the short nonbinding form below. You may ask questions using the form. The online biodiversity platform iNaturalist is a citizen-science project for nature fans and scientists alike to share observations of animals, plants, fungi and more. Currently, there are over 250 Million observations from (almost?) all countries of earth, that have been used thousandfold in real research on biodiversity, zoology and more. In a short presentation we learn more about how iNaturalist works and how easy it is to take part. We will learn how to use the App or Website to upload pictures of nature and how to do basic identifications. ...