Just posted this to my public facebook:
I spend a lot of time on iNaturalist.org, it’s my way of zoning out and just enjoying Arkansas nature through the legs, feet and eyes of others.
It’s important that they go on record as fully supporting Black Lives Matter but I was very disappointed they did not commit to concrete, measurable goals to increase Black representation behind the scenes at iNaturalist (and by extension, the California Academy of Sciences).
Without that committment to real, measurable ways to lift up Black scientists within their own ranks, this statement is just like all the other lip service statements from organizations. Y’all need to do better than this iNaturalist.