I know there are many good resources out there, but I haven’t found a good top-level entry point. I’m working on putting together a tutorial for my naturalist group here . Any advice?

Heh. How much advice can you stand? Not that I, in particular, can offer that much, but I bet all of us together could have a lot to say. But since I’m here, let me tell you what I can. Some of it, anyway; I’m sure I’ll forget something. iNaturalist requires quite a steep learning curve, in m…

[image] lynnharper: Or they want to know what a flower in a garden is - there’s an app for that, too, but I’ve forgotten the name of it. ( @arboretum_amy , could you help, please? Thanks!) There are several. I don’t know which is easiest or most often correct. PictureThis is popular. Or lot of …

Not sure what you mean by ‘top-level entry point’ but will assume looking at your draft that more than just the many quick 3 - 10 minute videos that are available. I think your tutorial will depend upon your aim and your audience (local v international), being aware of the factors that can discoura…

I like your idea. You mentioned this as a potential New England project but could it not be international?

Thanks! It could be international, but I wanted to restrict it to New England for a couple of reasons. First, if I’m the only administrator on the project, I think I might, possibly, maybe, be able to handle the project by myself. Second, I live in New England and would be able to give useful feed…

[image] arboretum_amy: I don’t know which is easiest or most often correct I recommend Seek, even “just for flowers”.

I agree with a lot of this, especially the emphasis on patience. Most folks won’t become iNat experts (which is fine!), and those that do will generally find their way to this through a long period of experimenting and learning by doing (and making some mistakes). For most users, I think that the ke…

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