How to use iNaturalist!
- Download the iNaturalist App (App Store & Google Play) & make an account
- Join the Project: Intertidal of Hawaiʻi
- Make an observation by following the steps below
(these steps are for iPhone, Android is similar)
Tips and Tricks:
- App not working in the field? Take pictures and upload them to iNaturalist later!
You can also upload via the desktop website: inaturalist.org
- You do not need to know what species you are photographing! You can make an initial guess (e.g., “red alga” or “urchin”) and the community can crowdsource the identification.
- Take multiple pictures (e.g., the whole limu plus a close up of the “branches”).
- Make separate observations for each organism you see (e.g., 2 different snails on a rock would be 2 observations; snails of the same species on different rocks would also be 2 observations).
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started
Tap on Projects. Next to Intertidal of Hawai’i slide the toggle till it turns green.
Tap Share and you’re done. Your observation is now shared with the iNaturalist community.