Platform(s): Mobile, Website URLs (aka web addresses) of any pages, if relevant: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations Description of need: As a person who is interested and curious about my natural surroundings, I want to be inspired in the ways I might experience the biodiversity around me.…

It’s a neat Idea but I would be concerned about iNat becoming responsible for telling people whether property is public or private. However I could see adding additional existing basemaps that include some of this data, like maybe some of the basemaps caltopo uses

As Jason often says, [image] Who Eats Whom? A new site for searching iNaturalist feeding interactions iNaturalist does not need to be all things to all people It would be awesome if iNat COULD be all things to all people! But there is that pesky thing called “reality” . . .

Good in theory but other platforms and resources exists, as already said in this thread “iNaturalist does not need to be all things to all people”. Adding this functionality to iNat isn’t a necessity. One can learn how to research and find sites on their own. Maybe instead of adding additional funct…

I think this could be useful for some people, but if I’m being honest it sounds too accessible. As someone who likes to travel outside of their normal “range of knowledge”, I recognize how it can be tricky finding public spaces. The thing is it does require a bit of research, and I think that’s a g…

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/south-africa/western-cape/chapmans-peak-summit That is aimed at people with a different attitude. Really easy trail with stunning views - when it’s windy the top of the peak gets a little dicey but other than that, well marked and we finished it quickly. We walk …

eBird’s Hotspot page is actually a really good resource for this kind of thing. It’s obviously geared specifically toward birds, but an area that’s good for birds will likely be good for other things as well. When I visit a new area and I’m looking for places in that area to see nature, eBird is alw…

Where would that lead and why “lol”? I find this comment quite disrespectful. It would lead to more people engaging with nature. That is literally the stated goal of the existence of iNaturalist. If you think that there should be barriers put on purpose to make people’s interaction with nature more…

Here is a website that might be helpful to you. It was started by a birder in Ohio many years ago: Ken Ostermiller. He used the eBird Hot Spots in Ohio as a starting point. He eventually expanded it to other states and other countries. In the past few years as Ken got up there in age, he moved the w…

See my reply farther down the thread, Daniel. https://birdinghotspots.org/

Google Maps on your smartphone will show places like public parks and nature preserves in your area. I used these maps when I was in another state, had some time to kill, and was looking for a nature area within a short distance of my motel.

Show public places that I can go to make my own observations

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Show public places that I can go to make my own observations

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