Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your support, observations, and identifications so far. The bush is getting colourful again, and with lots of flowers and fruits out already, it's a great time to take a walk, see some gorgeous plants, and upload some new observations. We would really love your continued support as we go into spring and summer in 2021.
Here's one way that your observations are going back into science. My name is Desi, I'm a new curator on this project and a postdoctoral researcher in bushfire recovery with Western Sydney University. I want to use your observations help the NSW Parks and Wildlife Service and the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment manage their planned burns in the future. Specifically, I want to tell them:
As part of this effort, we've added two new questions to the submission process.
Taking the time to answer the project questions (when you're at the field, or by editing your observations later on the iNaturalist website) is really helpful. Counting how many individuals you're observing lets us know how many are 'doing the same thing' nearby, and looking for insects on flowers tells us when we might come back next time to do more specific observations.
Once again, thank you for your observations and identifications, in the past and hopefully into the future. We hope that especially in these times, you can feel the simple pleasure of getting out in nature and stumbling upon something cool. Stay safe and enjoy!
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Hi,
I noticed the new fields, but the one for fungi (as opposed to animals or plants) seems to have disappeared. Where do I add fungi now?
Thanks,
Paula
P.S. You'll find a lot of my flower obs have insects on them from last summer, especially the billy buttons.
Thanks @dquin As soon as restrictions ease I will be able to venture out to the Blue mtns to help collect data again. I’m in northern Sydney.
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