# A case for creating Ecoregion places in iNat - help needed for a pilot project

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-case-for-creating-ecoregion-places-in-inat-help-needed-for-a-pilot-project/39580>\
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**Tags:** question, projects\
**Created:** [February 25, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-case-for-creating-ecoregion-places-in-inat-help-needed-for-a-pilot-project/39580 "2023-02-25T23:09:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![earthknight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/earthknight/32/32879_2.png) [@earthknight](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/earthknight)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-case-for-creating-ecoregion-places-in-inat-help-needed-for-a-pilot-project/39580/4 "2023-02-25T23:34:50Z")

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This has been discussed previously, as well as being asked as a feature request several times.

It’s worth the time going through these posts to get a background of what’s already been discussed:

- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/help-with-adding-a-level-iv-ecoregion/31138](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/help-with-adding-a-level-iv-ecoregion/31138)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/visualize-ecoregions-as-map-background/32081](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/visualize-ecoregions-as-map-background/32081)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adding-subdivisions-of-california-floristic-provinces/1268/12](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adding-subdivisions-of-california-floristic-provinces/1268/12)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observing-entire-ecosystems/19103/23](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observing-entire-ecosystems/19103/23)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adding-bioregions-to-location-filters-for-projects/20181/2](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/adding-bioregions-to-location-filters-for-projects/20181/2)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-add-extra-layers-overlays-to-the-maps-on-inaturalist/21983](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-add-extra-layers-overlays-to-the-maps-on-inaturalist/21983)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/favorite-most-wanted-ecosystems/39104/6](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/favorite-most-wanted-ecosystems/39104/6)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-browse-regions-create-new-regions-learn-about-regions/10129](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-browse-regions-create-new-regions-learn-about-regions/10129)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-us-epa-ecoregions/10307](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-us-epa-ecoregions/10307)
- [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/implement-standard-marine-places-for-the-worlds-oceans/1458/6](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/implement-standard-marine-places-for-the-worlds-oceans/1458/6)

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