[{"id":634,"date":"2020-08-05T17:52:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T22:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/?page_id=634"},"modified":"2020-08-06T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T20:55:58","slug":"inaturalist-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/inaturalist-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"iNaturalist &#8211; Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers2-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers2-1-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers2-1-768x134.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As &#8220;an online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature&#8221; iNaturalist is an amazing resource for master naturalists. The iNaturalist website has a lot of information and this page should help you get started by providing direct links to some of the most relevant information you will need to start using the&nbsp;interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/about\">About<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/what+is+it\">What is it?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/how+can+i+use+it\">How can I use it?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring observations on the&nbsp;Web<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before posting anything on iNaturalist it is helpful to explore the observations that are already available. This approach will give you a better idea of what iNaturalist is and what it offers, which can be incredibly&nbsp;sophisticated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can start by watching the video tutorial <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#explore\" target=\"_blank\">Exploring Observations with\u00a0iNaturalist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another approach to learn about exploring observations is to look at the following <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/getting+started#expweb\" target=\"_blank\">illustrated introduction<\/a> to the topic. To ensure that you reach the proper page, please click on the second tab labeled &#8220;Exploring Observations&#8221; as shown in the picture below (green&nbsp;rectangle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/iNat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/iNat.jpg 960w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/iNat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/iNat-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/iNat-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posting on iNaturalist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that you are familiarized with the interface you can start thinking about posting some of your observations on&nbsp;iNaturalist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/getting+started#web\" target=\"_blank\">Getting started<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials\" target=\"_blank\">Video tutorials<\/a><ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#add_mob\" target=\"_blank\">Adding an Observation on a Mobile Device<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#add_web\" target=\"_blank\">Adding an Observation via the Web<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#idable\" target=\"_blank\">How to Take Identifiable Photos<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#identify\" target=\"_blank\">How to Use the Identify Page<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#geotag\" target=\"_blank\">Geotagging DSLR Photos in the Field<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#duplicate\" target=\"_blank\">Duplicating an Observation<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials#addmedia\" target=\"_blank\">Adding a photo or sound to an Observation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As &#8220;an online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature&#8221; iNaturalist is an amazing resource for master naturalists. The iNaturalist website has a&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/inaturalist-introduction\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1367,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"class_list":["post-634","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"catherinegalley","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/author\/catherinegalley\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"As &#8220;an online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature&#8221; iNaturalist is an amazing resource for master naturalists. The iNaturalist website has a... Read More &rarr;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":614,"date":"2020-08-05T12:12:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T17:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/?page_id=614"},"modified":"2020-08-06T15:51:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T20:51:58","slug":"inaturalist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/inaturalist\/","title":{"rendered":"iNaturalist &#8211; Dos and Don&#8217;ts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers1-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Flowers1-768x135.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iNaturalist research grade observations that include photographs are automatically shared with the scientific community through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/what-is-gbif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)<\/a>, which is an international network and research infrastructure funded by the world&#8217;s governments that aims at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth. For more information, the following 2017 article published in the journal <em>Biological Conservation<\/em> presents an overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0006320716303639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Contribution of citizen science towards international biodiversity&nbsp;monitoring.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As citizen scientists, Master Naturalists need to aware that their contributions to iNaturalist are more than just a way to learn the name of the organism they observed. Scientists will use your data in their scholarly research. Hundreds of peer-reviewed articles and policy papers relying on data provided by citizen scientists are published each year. Therefore your postings and actions on iNaturalist are a serious&nbsp;endeavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following dos and don&#8217;ts will help you avoid some of the major pitfalls you will likely encounter at the&nbsp;beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DO explore what is in the&nbsp;database.<\/li><li>DO post photographs. Make sure you crop your pictures tight; you will not lose resolution and have a better chance of getting your observation&nbsp;identified. <\/li><li>DO indicate if your observation is casual. iNaturalist focuses mainly on wildlife but if you want to post plants that are cultivated, pets, or animals in zoo, please check the casual&nbsp;box.<\/li><li>DO attempt to identify your observation and use the visual recognition tool to help you. However, be aware that this tool is far from being perfect even with high-quality pictures. It is particularly poor at recognizing organisms that have rarely been&nbsp;observed.<\/li><li>DO be patient. It can take time for an observation to be identified by the&nbsp;community.<\/li><li>DO respect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/community+guidelines\">community guidelines<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DON&#8217;Ts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DON&#8217;T expect to get all your observations identified at the species level. This is especially true with pictures that do not capture the key features of the living organism observed. Most birds are identified at species level but most insects are not, mainly because the only way to distinguish among some species requires a dissection of the&nbsp;bug.<\/li><li>DON&#8217;T identify the observations made by other contributors if you have not developed some taxonomic expertise related to that living organism. Depending on the organism it can be a time-consuming&nbsp;endeavor.<\/li><li>DON&#8217;T click &#8220;agree&#8221; after someone attempted to ID your observation if you do not know why. Once you will have used iNaturalist for some time you will start knowing who are the experts but people make mistakes. Clicking &#8220;agree&#8221; makes the observation &#8220;research grade&#8221; and therefore available for scholarly research. Agreeing with a wrong identification makes iNaturalist less relevant to researchers and scholars because they need to spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up data. As a citizen scientist you want to help the scientific community by making sure that the information provided is&nbsp;reliable.<\/li><li>DON&#8217;T start a project if you are just starting using&nbsp;iNaturalist. <\/li><li>DON&#8217;T be upset by taxonomic and nomenclatural changes.Scientific understanding of relationships among organisms has changed dramatically since the time of Linnaeus and classical&nbsp;taxonomy. Reconciling the old and new systems is a work in&nbsp;progress.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all want iNaturalist to be a serious repository. Thank you for&nbsp;helping!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iNaturalist research grade observations that include photographs are automatically shared with the scientific community through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), which is an international network and research infrastructure funded&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/inaturalist\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1367,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"class_list":["post-614","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"catherinegalley","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/author\/catherinegalley\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"iNaturalist research grade observations that include photographs are automatically shared with the scientific community through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), which is an international network and research infrastructure funded... Read More &rarr;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":534,"date":"2020-08-04T16:54:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T21:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2020-08-06T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T20:48:26","slug":"biodiversity-in-the","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/biodiversity-in-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Collage-Biodiversity_1200x900a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Collage-Biodiversity_1200x900a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Collage-Biodiversity_1200x900a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Collage-Biodiversity_1200x900a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/Collage-Biodiversity_1200x900a.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>From top left to bottom right: Monarch (G.Kelly); Western Pygmy Blue; Bullock&#8217;s Oriole (G. Kelly); Orange Skipperling; Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher; Rough-Legged Hawk; Eastern Collared Lizard (L. Zappia); Reakirt&#8217;s Blue; Painted Bunting (T. Fitzgerald); Western Meadowlark (G. Kelly); North American Porcupine (R. Kostecke); Western Bluebird (C. Seaquist); Mule Deer (E. Hildebrandt); Texas Horned Lizard (L. Zappia); American Basket Flower (J.D. Manthey); Queen (C. Seaquist); Western Spotted Orbweaver (E. Hildebrandt); American Avocet (C. Seaquist); White-Lined Sphinx (L. Zappia); Burrowing Owls (L. Zappia); Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (J.D. Manthey); European Carp; Large-Mouth Bass (T. Fitzgerald); Plains Leopard Frog (G. Kelly); Bullsnake (N. Taylor); Rocky Mountain Zinnia (L. Zappia); and Missouri Foxtail Cactus (B. Keith).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The counties covered by the South Plains Chapter encompass an amazing fauna and flora biodiversity, which is not yet well documented. There are significant taxonomic and geographic data gaps in our region.  As a Master Naturalist volunteer you can actively contribute to the inventory of species compiled in the citizen science project and online social network that is iNaturalist. Take a picture, crop it, and post it on iNaturalist and you will add visual\/audio information to the database and learn to identify what you have observed with the help of a worldwide community of scholars and amateur naturalists. iNaturalist has excellent tutorials to get you&nbsp;started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many species have already been observed in our&nbsp;region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist?tab=species\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All species<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Amphibia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amphibians<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;taxon_id=67333&amp;verifiable=any\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bacteria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Aves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birds<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Actinopterygii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fish<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Fungi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fungi<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Insecta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Insects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Mammalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mammals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Plantae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plants<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Reptilia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reptiles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=any&amp;project_id=south-plains-chapter-tx-master-naturalist&amp;subview=table&amp;verifiable=any&amp;view=species&amp;iconic_taxa=Arachnida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spiders<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is still a lot to do to cover our region and the following links will provide you with some sense of what has been observed in the various&nbsp;counties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:52% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/SPC_Counties_edit.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/SPC_Counties_edit.png 819w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/SPC_Counties_edit-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2020\/08\/SPC_Counties_edit-768x580.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=1222&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=882&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Borden<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=804&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Cochran<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=2636&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Cottle<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=2425&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Crosby<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=377&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Dawson<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=1709&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Dickens<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=320&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Floyd<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=378&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Garza<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=815&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Hale<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=2427&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Hockley<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=2638&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Kent<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=1485&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">King<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=380&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Lamb<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=2737&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=1278&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Lynn<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=273&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Motley<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=859&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Scurry<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=274&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=842&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Terry<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?place_id=3028&amp;subview=grid&amp;view=species\" target=\"_blank\">Yoakum<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The counties covered by the South Plains Chapter encompass an amazing fauna and flora biodiversity, which is not yet well documented. There are significant taxonomic and geographic data gaps in&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/biodiversity-in-the\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1367,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"class_list":["post-534","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"catherinegalley","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/author\/catherinegalley\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The counties covered by the South Plains Chapter encompass an amazing fauna and flora biodiversity, which is not yet well documented. There are significant taxonomic and geographic data gaps in... Read More &rarr;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":511,"date":"2020-08-04T10:11:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T15:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/?page_id=511"},"modified":"2026-02-09T20:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:03:31","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-soliloquy-soliloquywp\"><div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-1226_1\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-1226_1\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-1227 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-1227\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2026\/02\/631129510_122294864120195872_1649707598359107285_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"631129510_122294864120195872_1649707598359107285_n\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\">A big welcome to our 2026 training Class!<\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-id-1228 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-1228\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_8998.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_8998\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\">Hosting a Skins table at Camp Rio Blanco open house. Feb 2026<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2026\/02\/631129510_122294864120195872_1649707598359107285_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"631129510_122294864120195872_1649707598359107285_n\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_8998.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_8998\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the South Plains Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist&nbsp;program!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas Master Naturalist program is a network of well-informed volunteers dedicated to conservation, service, leadership, and lifelong learning. It provides 40&nbsp;hours of coursework in natural history, interpretation, and conservation stewardship. The training combines classroom instruction with field experiences. The classes are taught by professional natural resource educators and scientists. Once trained, the Texas Master Naturalists will provide 40&nbsp;hours of service and take 8&nbsp;hours of advanced training each year to maintain their certification.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see more of the South Plains Chapter&#8217;s activities,  please see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sptxmn\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sptxmn\"> facebook.com\/sptxmn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sptxmn\/\">instagram.com\/sptxmn\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mainly known as an agricultural region producing a large percentage of the nation\u2019s cotton and possessing large cattle ranches, the South Plains is also home to a fascinating wildlife biodiversity, which the Master Naturalist program will help you know better and&nbsp;preserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South Plains Chapter encompasses the following 21&nbsp;counties: Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum. This area intersects two main ecological regions. On the west is the High Plains region also called the Llano Estacado , or Staked Plains. On the east is the North Central Plains&nbsp;region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sptxmn@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sptxmn@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the South Plains Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist&nbsp;program! The Texas Master Naturalist program is a network of well-informed volunteers dedicated to conservation, service, leadership, and lifelong learning&#8230;. <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1367,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"class_list":["post-511","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"catherinegalley","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/author\/catherinegalley\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Welcome to the South Plains Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist&nbsp;program! The Texas Master Naturalist program is a network of well-informed volunteers dedicated to conservation, service, leadership, and lifelong learning.... Read More &rarr;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":412,"date":"2020-01-14T15:27:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/?page_id=412"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:07:55","slug":"class-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/spc\/class-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plant Identification Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iNaturalist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iNaturalist.org<\/a> (Projects: Plants of Texas, Plants on the Llano Estacado)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wildflowersearch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wildflowersearch.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bonap.net\/Napa\/Genus\/Traditional\/County\">BONAP,<\/a>\u00a0 Biota of North America Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/swbiodiversity.org\/seinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEINet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guidebooks\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Wildflowers of Texas<\/em> by Geyata Ajilvsgi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Wildflowers of the Western Plains<\/em> by Zoe Merriman Kirkpatrick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Common Flora of the Playa Lakes<\/em> by David Haukos &amp; Loren Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photo Album of Lubbock Lake Landmark plants, available at the front desk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bird Tracking and Identification Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ebird.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eBird<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iNaturalist.org\">iNaturalist.org <\/a>(Projects: Birds of Texas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>App: <a href=\"https:\/\/merlin.allaboutbirds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merlin Bird ID<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guidebooks\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Sibley Field Guide to Birds (Eastern\/Western North America)<\/em> by David Allan Sibley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas<\/em> by Roger Tory Peterson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Insect Identification and Tracking Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iNaturalist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iNaturalist.org<\/a> (Projects: The Insects of Texas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BugGuide<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/adv_search\/bgsearch.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Search<\/a>\u201d option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu\/WalkThroughIndex.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moth Photographers Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BAMONA<\/a>, Butterflies and Moths of North America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odonatacentral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Odonata Central<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guidebooks\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Damselflies of Texas <\/em>by John C. Abbott<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dragonflies of Texas<\/em>\u00a0by John C. Abbott<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Distribution Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">GBIF<\/a>, Global Biodiversity Information Facility<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Texas Nature Trackers &#8211; projects on iNaturalist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/herps-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Herps of Texas<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Target species of the High Plains: Western tiger salamander, Texas horned lizard, Dunes sagebrush lizard, Massasauga, Ornate box turtle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/terrestrial-mollusks-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terrestrial Mollusks of Texas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/mammals-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mammals of Texas<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Target species of the High Plains: Pronghorn Antelope, Black-tailed prairie dog, Mountain lion, Western spotted skunk, Eastern spotted skunk, Swift fox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/birds-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birds of Texas<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Target species of the High Plains: Northern Bobwhite, Snowy Plover, Burrowing Owl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/rare-plants-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rare Plants of Texas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/bees-and-wasps-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bees &amp; Wasps of Texas<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Target species of the High Plains: American bumblebee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/freshwater-mussels-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Freshwater Mussels<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/red-crowned-parrot-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red-crowned Parrot Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/fishes-of-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fishes of Texas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/texas-milkweeds-and-monarchs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Milkweeds for Monarchs<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Target species of the High Plains: Sand milkweed, Antelope-horns, Bract milkweed, Engelmann&#8217;s milkweed, Dwarf milkweed, Broadleaf milkweed, Plains milkweed, Showy milkweed, Horsetail milkweed, Common milkweed, 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