Rules for CNC:NYC - Try to keep it wild!

We're 32 days away from the start of CNC:NYC! While we get ready, let's go over the "rules" for making observations for this project. Our project is set up so that ALL observations made within the five boroughs of NYC during the four days of CNC will be automatically collected together, including any observations iNaturalist classifies as "casual." Casual observations in this project will include those with no photo/sound (evidence of organism) and those that are marked "captive/cultivated." If you do observe an organism that is captive or cultivated, please mark it as such when you're uploading the observation.

We do not want to completely exclude causal observations from the project for a few reasons. For example, street trees are an important part of our urban forest and are likely some of the most visible non-human species in the city, but those were placed where they are by humans. However, we also want to be good stewards of the iNaturalist database, which is a resource for many people and whose focus is on the wild organisms not supported directly by humans. Here are some rules for what is good to observe for CNC in New York City (spoiler alert: they're all the same basic rule):

1. Try to keep it wild. iNaturalist is primarily for your encounters with wild organisms, not ones cared for, held captive by, or planted by humans.
2. Avoid the three P's. To help you remember what is not appropriate for an observation, think of the the P's: do not post observations of people, potted plants, or pets.
3. Absolutely no zoo animals. Not only do these fall under the not wild category, but abundant posts of zoo animals lead to a really inaccurate species list on our project page.

Publicado el marzo 25, 2024 03:39 MAÑANA por klodonnell