Frequently Asked Questions - City Nature Challenge

Below are some Frequently Asked Questions about using iNaturalist with the City Nature Challenge. The City Nature Challenge site also has some great FAQs.

  1. The app is not allowing me to add my observation to my city’s project.
  2. How can I tell if my observations are in my city’s project?
  3. What is the difference between wild and captive/cultivated?
  4. Can I add photos of different organisms to one observation?
  5. How do I add another photo to my observation?
  6. Will observations I upload after May 1st count?
  7. Should I agree with another user’s ID if I don’t know what it is?
  8. Why is no one identifying my observations?
  9. What if I take photos with my digital camera? Do I have to use iNaturalist’s mobile apps to make an observation?
  10. Who identifies the observations? Can I help?
  11. How do I upload my observations made on the app? Why are my observations not uploading?
  12. Can I upload a video to iNaturalist?
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