We are excited to offer this new project, Tricities Young Naturalists, to inspire the curiosity of local young people about the world of nature outside their doors. The project is based on iNaturalist, a web-based initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.
iNaturalist is a citizen science program which allows members to submit their photos of natural creatures or plants for identification by experts and map locations of sightings. It is an excellent tool for group members of Tricities Young Naturalists to get excited about identifying their nature sightings and sharing them with other like-minded youth.
We would like to eventually host physical group meetings and outings but for now, with coronavirus and social distancing, we will encourage independent nature study with group interaction on-line. We will also try to announce any nature activities that are taking place at local parks and such.
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We are excited to offer this new project, Tricities Young Naturalists, to inspire the curiosity of local young people about the world of nature outside their doors. The project is based on iNaturalist, a web-based initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.
iNaturalist is a citizen science program which allows members to submit their photos of natural creatures or plants for identification by experts and map locations of sightings. It is an excellent tool for group members of Tricities Young Naturalists to get excited about identifying their nature sightings and sharing them with other like-minded youth.
We would like to eventually host physical group meetings and outings but for now, with coronavirus and social distancing, we will encourage independent nature study with group interaction on-line. We will also try to announce any nature activities that are taking place at local parks and such.
We encourage you as parents, teachers, and youth leaders to spread the word among young people ages 5-18 that we are starting this group and are open to new members. Membership is free. As always, any participation in on-line activities by children should be supervised by an adult.
Larry McDaniel, Administrator
larrycmcd@hotmail.com
(423) 773-9234
Cade Campbell, Manager
crittercade@gmail.com
(423) 358-3611
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Tri-Cities Young Naturalists
