Go Wild with iNaturalist!
A wildly fun community science project
Discover, document and help us better understand the biodiversity of the Black Butte region.
Saturday, August 29 | 9 a.m.–Noon
Black Butte Ranch Natural Resources Building (previously the real estate office)
Drop-in Open House
Join us to learn how to use the iNaturalist app on your phone to help document the incredible biodiversity of Black Butte Ranch, located within the greater Black Butte region. It’s a fun activity for all ages, and our team will get you started. Then, it’s time to head outside and discover the wild world around you.
Sisters High School student Ander Rhoads, working in coordination with the Black Butte Ranch Natural Resources team, Jake Derksen and Cody Stevens, has created a new Black Butte Ranch iNaturalist project that invites residents and visitors to become community scientists simply by observing the natural world around them.
iNaturalist is a worldwide community science platform where people record observations of plants, wildlife, insects, fungi and other living things simply by taking and uploading photographs. You don’t even need to know what you’ve found because iNaturalist’s community of naturalists and experts can help identify it.
Even better, observations made within the boundaries of Black Butte Ranch will automatically become part of the Ranch’s iNaturalist project, gradually creating a valuable picture of the plants and wildlife found here.
The information collected can help Black Butte Ranch’s Natural Resources team better understand and manage the Ranch’s biodiversity, while also making these observations available to scientists and researchers around the world.
Bring your smartphone and your curiosity. Then head outside and go wild, discovering what lives at Black Butte Ranch!
Learn more about the Black Butte Ranch iNaturalist project…