June 2021 SILT Plant BioBlitz

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We are excited to announce the June 2021 Savary Island Land Trust Plant BioBlitz. Please help us discover the plant biodiversity in Savary’s rare ecosystems.

How to participate:

  1. Create an iNaturalist account

  2. Join the SILT Plant BioBlitz Project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/silt-plant-bioblitz

  3. Take a picture of a plant you find on Savary

  4. Upload it as an observation on iNaturalist

Tips for using iNaturalist:

1. Disable ‘automatic upload’ to avoid using data

• Go to Settings and uncheck the box next to automatic upload

• When in a Wi-Fi zone, select upload under your observations

2. Make sure your GPS is on: It’s important for distribution data!

3. You don’t have to guess the species

• Choose the level of classification that you feel confident about

• Ex. order, family, genus, etc.

What we’ll do with the results:

  1. Post them on SILT social media pages

  2. Use BioBlitz data as a baseline to study the biodiversity of Savary Island’s rare ecosystems

  3. Select observations to feature on future SILT merchandise

Rules:

1. What NOT to post as observations:

• Garden plants: try to get plants naturally growing on Savary.

• You’re BFF: try to avoid getting people in pictures.

2. No wild guesses when choosing an ID

• If all you know is that you have a picture of a tree, and iNat’s artificial intelligence isn’t helping with the ID, leave it as ‘tree’

• Other iNat users will review your observation and make suggestions.

3.Do not disturb: avoid touching or damaging the organisms you are photographing