Notes from Nature
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We transcribe and classify museum records! Part of the The Zooniverse, the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.
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Give it a try and let us know what you think.
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Survey Request!
Help us find out more about our volunteers! As part of a PhD research effort, we’re exploring who volunteers on citizen science projects like Notes from Nature and why.
Check out the blog for more information and link to the survey
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Help us find out more about our volunteers! As part of a PhD research effort, we’re exploring who volunteers on citizen science projects like Notes from Nature and why.
Check out the blog for more information and link to the survey
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Survey Request!
Help us find out more about our volunteers! As part of a PhD research effort*, we’re exploring who volunteers on citizen science projects like Notes from Nature and why. We invite you to comp…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Survey Request!
Help us find out more about our volunteers! As part of a PhD research effort, we’re exploring who volunteers on citizen science projects like Notes from Nature and why.
Check out the blog for more information and link to the survey
blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/12/01/s...
Help us find out more about our volunteers! As part of a PhD research effort, we’re exploring who volunteers on citizen science projects like Notes from Nature and why.
Check out the blog for more information and link to the survey
blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/12/01/s...
Capture the Collections × OAC Herbarium — our collaboration is sprouting new workflows!
Capture the Collections × Herbier de l’OAC — notre collaboration fait germer de nouveaux flux de travail!
Blog: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/11/17/%...
Try it out: bit.ly/3rsFS0t
Capture the Collections × Herbier de l’OAC — notre collaboration fait germer de nouveaux flux de travail!
Blog: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/11/17/%...
Try it out: bit.ly/3rsFS0t
🌱Capture the Collections × OAC Herbarium — our collaboration is sprouting new workflows!
“Corallorhiza trifida, Arviat, NU. CMN Arctic Botany Expedition 2016.” Our collaboration with the University of Guelph continues to grow with two new and fascinating flowering plant fam…
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November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Capture the Collections × OAC Herbarium — our collaboration is sprouting new workflows!
Capture the Collections × Herbier de l’OAC — notre collaboration fait germer de nouveaux flux de travail!
Blog: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/11/17/%...
Try it out: bit.ly/3rsFS0t
Capture the Collections × Herbier de l’OAC — notre collaboration fait germer de nouveaux flux de travail!
Blog: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/11/17/%...
Try it out: bit.ly/3rsFS0t
We also appreciate everyone who helped spread the word about this important event, especially our friends at SciStarter.
There are lots of expeditions from plants to bees and the very last of our salamanders. Stop Notes from Nature anytime to continue to support open data about biodiversity.
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There are lots of expeditions from plants to bees and the very last of our salamanders. Stop Notes from Nature anytime to continue to support open data about biodiversity.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We also appreciate everyone who helped spread the word about this important event, especially our friends at SciStarter.
There are lots of expeditions from plants to bees and the very last of our salamanders. Stop Notes from Nature anytime to continue to support open data about biodiversity.
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There are lots of expeditions from plants to bees and the very last of our salamanders. Stop Notes from Nature anytime to continue to support open data about biodiversity.
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Capture the Collections and Digitizing Biological Collections in Canada were very popular with 5516 and 4091 respectively. Our featured project, CAS - Plants to Pixels received over 2100 classifications.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Capture the Collections and Digitizing Biological Collections in Canada were very popular with 5516 and 4091 respectively. Our featured project, CAS - Plants to Pixels received over 2100 classifications.
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WeDigBio 2025 – Thank you
We closed out October WeDigBio 2025 with over 15,586 classifications. Thanks to all that made it possible!
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We closed out October WeDigBio 2025 with over 15,586 classifications. Thanks to all that made it possible!
bit.ly/2dgEe91
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October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
WeDigBio 2025 – Thank you
We closed out October WeDigBio 2025 with over 15,586 classifications. Thanks to all that made it possible!
bit.ly/2dgEe91
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We closed out October WeDigBio 2025 with over 15,586 classifications. Thanks to all that made it possible!
bit.ly/2dgEe91
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Our featured project, CAS - Plants to Pixels has already received over 2,000 classifications for the event, but there is more to be done. We got 3 expeditions still going including plants from the bay area, central coast and county quest.
Thank you!
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Thank you!
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October 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Our featured project, CAS - Plants to Pixels has already received over 2,000 classifications for the event, but there is more to be done. We got 3 expeditions still going including plants from the bay area, central coast and county quest.
Thank you!
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Thank you!
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It's the last day of WeDigBio 2025 - Please help with California Plants
There are a few more hours left of WeDigBio 2025. Thanks to all that have contributed so far.
Visit before WeDigBio ends later today to help us digitize these important California specimens.
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There are a few more hours left of WeDigBio 2025. Thanks to all that have contributed so far.
Visit before WeDigBio ends later today to help us digitize these important California specimens.
bit.ly/4cBICKK
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October 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's the last day of WeDigBio 2025 - Please help with California Plants
There are a few more hours left of WeDigBio 2025. Thanks to all that have contributed so far.
Visit before WeDigBio ends later today to help us digitize these important California specimens.
bit.ly/4cBICKK
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There are a few more hours left of WeDigBio 2025. Thanks to all that have contributed so far.
Visit before WeDigBio ends later today to help us digitize these important California specimens.
bit.ly/4cBICKK
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There are still lots of fun expeditions running from a wide variety of critters. There is something for everyone from bats, bees, salamanders to archaeological specimens and lots of amazing plants.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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October 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
There are still lots of fun expeditions running from a wide variety of critters. There is something for everyone from bats, bees, salamanders to archaeological specimens and lots of amazing plants.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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@scistarter.bsky.social
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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WeDigBio is still happening!
It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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October 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
WeDigBio is still happening!
It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.
We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.
Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91
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We’ve got 3 expeditions to choose from. County Quest is a great one if you love California geography or are interested in learning more. The labels don’t have county recorded, so we ask you to use the location information on the label to determine the county the specimen was collected in.
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Notes from Nature - CAS Plants to Pixels | Zooniverse - People-powered research
These images hold tons of critical information about California plants — where they grow, what they look like, when they flower and fruit — and we need your help unlocking it.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We’ve got 3 expeditions to choose from. County Quest is a great one if you love California geography or are interested in learning more. The labels don’t have county recorded, so we ask you to use the location information on the label to determine the county the specimen was collected in.
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Thanks to all that visited CAS - Plants to Pixels yesterday for WeDigBio.
We received over 560 classifications! This is wonderful progress. There is more to do, so please visit today to help us digitize California collected specimens housed at the @calacademy.bsky.social
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We received over 560 classifications! This is wonderful progress. There is more to do, so please visit today to help us digitize California collected specimens housed at the @calacademy.bsky.social
bit.ly/4cBICKK
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October 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thanks to all that visited CAS - Plants to Pixels yesterday for WeDigBio.
We received over 560 classifications! This is wonderful progress. There is more to do, so please visit today to help us digitize California collected specimens housed at the @calacademy.bsky.social
bit.ly/4cBICKK
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We received over 560 classifications! This is wonderful progress. There is more to do, so please visit today to help us digitize California collected specimens housed at the @calacademy.bsky.social
bit.ly/4cBICKK
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New Projects Sprouting: Draba and the Beech Family
Read more about it: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/10/09/n...
Try it out: bit.ly/3rsFS0t
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New Projects Sprouting: Draba and the Beech Family
Hello friends, Two new workflows are sprouting up on Notes from Nature: Capture the Collections – and we think you’ll go nuts for them! All the Draba: Tales of Whitlow g…
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October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New Projects Sprouting: Draba and the Beech Family
Read more about it: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/10/09/n...
Try it out: bit.ly/3rsFS0t
Read more about it: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/10/09/n...
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Visit CAS - Plants to Pixels during WeDigBio!
These collections of California plants date back to 1853. They hold an extensive record of where plants have lived across California through time.
Visit Notes from Nature today to help us digitize these important collections.
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These collections of California plants date back to 1853. They hold an extensive record of where plants have lived across California through time.
Visit Notes from Nature today to help us digitize these important collections.
bit.ly/4cBICKK
October 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Visit CAS - Plants to Pixels during WeDigBio!
These collections of California plants date back to 1853. They hold an extensive record of where plants have lived across California through time.
Visit Notes from Nature today to help us digitize these important collections.
bit.ly/4cBICKK
These collections of California plants date back to 1853. They hold an extensive record of where plants have lived across California through time.
Visit Notes from Nature today to help us digitize these important collections.
bit.ly/4cBICKK
WeDigBio starts tomorrow!
We're ramping up expeditions for the event. We've got lots of stuff to work on such as a new ArchaeoZooArchive, plants from California and the southeastern U.S. plants, bats and more.
Please help us out October 9 -12th and help us spread the word.
bit.ly/2dgEe91
We're ramping up expeditions for the event. We've got lots of stuff to work on such as a new ArchaeoZooArchive, plants from California and the southeastern U.S. plants, bats and more.
Please help us out October 9 -12th and help us spread the word.
bit.ly/2dgEe91
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October 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
WeDigBio starts tomorrow!
We're ramping up expeditions for the event. We've got lots of stuff to work on such as a new ArchaeoZooArchive, plants from California and the southeastern U.S. plants, bats and more.
Please help us out October 9 -12th and help us spread the word.
bit.ly/2dgEe91
We're ramping up expeditions for the event. We've got lots of stuff to work on such as a new ArchaeoZooArchive, plants from California and the southeastern U.S. plants, bats and more.
Please help us out October 9 -12th and help us spread the word.
bit.ly/2dgEe91
WeDigBio – One week away!
Please help us spread the word and visit Notes from Nature October 9-12th
blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/10/02/w...
Please help us spread the word and visit Notes from Nature October 9-12th
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WeDigBio – One week away!
WeDigBio starts in less than a week. The event takes place October 9-12, 2025. People from all over the world join together to digitize museum specimen data and to celebrate biodiversity collection…
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October 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
WeDigBio – One week away!
Please help us spread the word and visit Notes from Nature October 9-12th
blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/10/02/w...
Please help us spread the word and visit Notes from Nature October 9-12th
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If you are interested in registering an event, visit wedigbio.org/events to take part.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you are interested in registering an event, visit wedigbio.org/events to take part.
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Unlock Hidden Treasures of Nature — Join WeDigBio Oct 9 –12!
Help transcribe natural history collections that are vital for understanding and protecting global biodiversity!
Save the date and visit Notes from Nature during the event!
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Help transcribe natural history collections that are vital for understanding and protecting global biodiversity!
Save the date and visit Notes from Nature during the event!
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September 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Unlock Hidden Treasures of Nature — Join WeDigBio Oct 9 –12!
Help transcribe natural history collections that are vital for understanding and protecting global biodiversity!
Save the date and visit Notes from Nature during the event!
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Help transcribe natural history collections that are vital for understanding and protecting global biodiversity!
Save the date and visit Notes from Nature during the event!
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"Animals of California Academy of Sciences" - 23'' x 32''
Created by Brenda Melton, Kelsey Paulling, Kyra Ortiz, Luiz Rocha, and Ricardo Kriebel
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Created by Brenda Melton, Kelsey Paulling, Kyra Ortiz, Luiz Rocha, and Ricardo Kriebel
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September 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Animals of California Academy of Sciences" - 23'' x 32''
Created by Brenda Melton, Kelsey Paulling, Kyra Ortiz, Luiz Rocha, and Ricardo Kriebel
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Created by Brenda Melton, Kelsey Paulling, Kyra Ortiz, Luiz Rocha, and Ricardo Kriebel
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Those who participate in transcribing specimen data via the “Notes from Nature – CAS Plants to Pixels” project between September 10th and September 30th, 2025 are eligible.
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Botany Poster Giveaway Rules
View the official rules for the Plants to Pixels Poster Giveaway. The entry period is Jan. 28–Feb. 28, 2025.
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September 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Those who participate in transcribing specimen data via the “Notes from Nature – CAS Plants to Pixels” project between September 10th and September 30th, 2025 are eligible.
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Happy 30th Birthday Claude! Claude is a beloved American albino alligator that lives at The California Academy of Sciences’
A new animal themed poster giveaway has launched.
Participate: bit.ly/4cBICKK
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A new animal themed poster giveaway has launched.
Participate: bit.ly/4cBICKK
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September 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy 30th Birthday Claude! Claude is a beloved American albino alligator that lives at The California Academy of Sciences’
A new animal themed poster giveaway has launched.
Participate: bit.ly/4cBICKK
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A new animal themed poster giveaway has launched.
Participate: bit.ly/4cBICKK
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Introducing ArchaeoZooArchive – An Archaeological Natural History Archive!
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Introducing ArchaeoZooArchive – An Archaeological Natural History Archive!
The Florida Museum Environmental Archaeology Program is excited to bring a new adventure to all you Notes from Nature fans … the ArchaeoZooArchive … the first archaeological natural history transcr…
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September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Introducing ArchaeoZooArchive – An Archaeological Natural History Archive!
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Measuring bees for Climate Change: California Edition
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Measuring bees for Climate Change: California Edition
We are excited to launch a new measurement expedition, Measuring bees for Climate Change: California Edition. This project brings together specimen images from six institutions across the US, featu…
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September 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Measuring bees for Climate Change: California Edition
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Learn more:
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