Connect with nature through app

A free information session running next month will provide local naturalists with tips on using the iNaturalist app, helping to grow knowledge of native species.

From 10 to 11 am on Saturday 15 April, learn from Grow West and Parks Victoria about the iNaturalist app at Mackenzies Flat picnic ground at Lerderderg Gorge State Park.

The app connects naturalists to record map out biodiversity around the world, and as of September last year users had contributed almost 116 million observations of plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms worldwide.

Attendees need to bring a mobile phone with the app installed and registered, and should also bring clothes suitable for the outdoors, a water bottle, insect repellent, a hat, and sunscreen.

No prior skill is needed in identification of plants and animals. The session will run attendees through a simple step by step introduction to the app, to practice putting in observations of plants and animals.

To register, visit inaturalistsession.eventbrite.com. For further information on the free session, contact Lindy at [email protected].