AT OPPORTUNITY: iNaturalist Train the Trainer Workshop (#TMNTuesdays Texas Nature Trackers Mini Series)

Speakers: Craig Hensley and Wendy Anderson, Texas Nature Trackers Biologists, TPWD
Description – The Texas Nature Trackers (TNT) program is looking for Master Naturalists interested in becoming TNT certified iNaturalist workshop trainers across Texas. During this workshop, we will provide you the training needed to get started as an iNaturalist trainer for your chapter, community, and/or region. As a pre-requisite, we are looking for individuals who are already consistent users of iNaturalist, having a good understanding of the platform, and have an interest in teaching others in your community to engage with the program. We’ll provide a quick overview of the app, provide an in-depth overview of the website and how data are used by TPWD, and finally tips and tricks for teaching it to others. We will provide attendees intending to become workshop trainers with a PowerPoint presentation to take home that will get you started. Should you accept this challenge, you will become an advocate not only for its use as an educational tool within your chapter, but also for promoting community science and better understanding of the distribution of the state’s flora and  fauna.
To sign up, go to the Texas Master Naturalist Program website, click on 2024 TMNTuesdays, scroll down to the description of the program, and under the description is a brown button TNT February Registration: https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/