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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. Give it a try and let us know what you think. notesfromnature.org

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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 6m
We are excited to announce Putting Biodiversity on the Map a new Notes for Nature project for georeferencing! Read more about it: blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/10/06/p... Try it out: bit.ly/4zduCSD
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Putting Biodiversity on the Map
Natural history museums around the world preserve billions of specimens that tell us where plants, animals, and other organisms have been found over time. These specimens are an incredible resource…
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 22h
WeDigBio’s "Innovations in Online Engagement in Biodiversity Science" October 9, 2026: WeDigBio’s "Innovations in Online Engagement in Biodiversity Science" (3:00–4:00 pm ET) Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AthKdf5Kc...
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Check out our blog for more information about this new project: Announcing The New Brunswick Museum Digital Engagement Lab! Annonce du lancement du laboratoire d’engagement numérique du Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick! blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/10/01/a...
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Announcing The New Brunswick Museum Digital Engagement Lab!
Hello, Zooniverse! Discipline: Nature, Biology, History Task: Drawing lines to measure specimens The New Brunswick Museum is one of Canada’s oldest museums, home to more than 300,000 specimens, inc…
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're excited to announce a series of Notes from Nature georeferencing events for the upcoming WeDigBio. Feel free to join for one, all 4 or work at your own pace! @wedigbio.bsky.social
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We can all be scientists and contribute to #Naturalhistorycollections. Mark your calanders. Register events for WeDigBio! Visit wedigbio.org to register events and receive swag! Register by Sept 21 (outside US) or Sept 30 (inside US). @notesfromnature.bsky.social @gbif.org @zooniverse.bsky.social
Save the date. October 8 to 11
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Zooniverse @zooniverse.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
✨Every classification counts.💫 Zooniverse is preparing to hit a huge milestone- 1 billion classifications! Thank you so much for helping make this one billion milestone possible! www.youtube.com/shorts/C6qGv...
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
13 years of Notes from Nature! Happy Anniversary, Happy Earth Day and most of all Thank You! blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/04/22/1...
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13 years of Notes from Nature
Happy Anniversary, Happy Earth Day and most of all Thank You! Today is the Notes from Nature projects 13th anniversary! We first launched Notes from Nature on Earth Day 2013. We are beyond grateful…
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Notes from Nature also had a huge milestone. We have now received over 7 million classifications on the platform. We are so appreciative of all of you for all your support and contributions throughout the years.
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
WeDigBio Thank You and Another Milestone for Notes from Nature Thanks to all that contributed to WeDigBio! Notes from Nature received over 11,100 classifications during the event. We finished the last day with over 3,500 classifications and we saw lots of activity in our California plants project.
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
There is still time to contribute to WeDigBio. @wedigbio.bsky.social It’s the last day of WeDigBio, but it’s not over yet. Thanks to all your help Notes from Nature has received almost 10,000 classifications since the start of the event. Click here to contribute: bit.ly/2dgEe91
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Students stepped behind the scenes at the museum-not just to observe, but to contribute. From helping process collections to supporting real scientific work, this shows that science is something we can all be part of. #CitizenScienceMonth #scistarter #ScienceForEveryone #EveryoneCanDoScience
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
During our special volunteer-powered digitization event, a team from CHASE stepped out of the office and into the archives—working side by side with our collection managers to bring history into the digital age. #CitizenScientistMonth #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscience #scistarter
people in classroom, listening to presenter.
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
WeDigBio still going strong. Visit Notes from Nature today to contribute! bit.ly/2dgEe91 blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/04/11/w...
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Visit Notes from Nature for WeDigBio Day 2 @wedigbio.bsky.social Blog post: blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/04/10/v... Notes from Nature: bit.ly/2dgEe91
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Field Note Transcription on Notes from Nature Read more about it: blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/04/09/f... Try it out: bit.ly/3AZvl0T
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Field Note Transcription on Notes from Nature
We are excited to announce our first Notes from Nature transcription project using ALICE. ALICE is the Aggregate Line Inspector and Collaborative Editor tool. One of the main advantages of this too…
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social starts tomorrow! WeDigBio is a 4-day event that aims to mobilize digital data about biodiversity specimens. We will be hosting lots of exciting expeditions featuring plants, mammals, and even mites. Complete 10 transcriptions to earn your WeDigBio 2026 badge!
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Faster scientific discovery-With large datasets available digitally, researchers can use tools like data modeling to discover new patterns, relationships, & even identify new species more efficiently. #communityscience #scistarter #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn #zooniverse
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Zooniverse @zooniverse.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
✨ We are so close to 3 million registered volunteers on Zooniverse! Here is a special Citizen Science Month message from Zooniverse Co-Director and Digital Humanities lead Dr Samantha Blickhan. @snblickhan.bsky.social @wedigbio.bsky.social
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social starts is less than a week. The event takes place April 9 – 12, 2026. People from all over the world join together to digitize museum specimen data and to celebrate biodiversity collections. We hope you can join us. blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/04/02/w...
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WeDigBio 2026 – One week away!
WeDigBio starts is less than a week. The event takes place April 9 – 12, 2026. People from all over the world join together to digitize museum specimen data and to celebrate biodiversity coll…
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Digital records help monitor changes over time-such as shifts caused by climate change, habitat loss, or invasive species. This allows for predicting future impacts. #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscience #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone #fieldmuseum
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Save The Date! April 9th through the 12th, 2026 is just under 2 weeks away! Mobilize 1000's of biodiversity data records! Register your event. #communityscience, #scistarter, #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn, #scistarter, #fieldmuseum, #zooniverse
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Looking to participate in a #WeDigBio event? Help biodiversity efforts by mobilizing thousands of natural history records. #communityscience #scistarter #ScienceForEveryone #OpenScienceForAll #EveryoneCanDoScience #globaltcn #scistarter #fieldmuseum #zooniverse Link: scistarter.org/citizenscien...
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Botany One @botany.one · 21/03/2026
Secrets of the Living Library www.botany.one/secrets-of-t... You can be the key to unlocking natural history #Botany #PlantScience
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We are thrilled to introduce the newest member of the Notes From Nature community: Natural History at ROM Revealed! Read about it: blog.notesfromnature.org/2026/02/17/w... Try it out: bit.ly/4bVH15v
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We are thrilled to introduce the newest member of the Notes From Nature community: Natural History at ROM Revealed!
This exciting new project invites you to explore and transcribe specimens from the Royal Ontario Museum’s vast natural history collections—collections that bring together the worlds of biology, his…
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Introducing new workflows from Capture the Collections blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/12/17/i...
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Introducing new workflows from Capture the Collections
Ilulissat and Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland. Summer of 2015. Photo: Kieran Shepherd Hello friends, We have a few updates to share from Capture the Collections. First, we’re excited to announce seve…
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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...
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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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Classification for Project Cybermander is complete! blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/11/22/c...
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Classification for Project Cybermander is complete!
We’d like to extend our gratitude to all the contributors. We had a whopping 47,523 images classified by 1910 unique Zooniverse users as well as contributions from 2640 sessions where contributors …
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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
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🌱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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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. 3/3
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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. 2/3
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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 1/3
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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! bit.ly/4cBICKK 2/2
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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 1/2
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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 2/2 @scistarter.bsky.social
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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 1/2
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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. 2/2
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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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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 1/2
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
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
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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...
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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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
If you are interested in registering an event, visit wedigbio.org/events to take part. @wedigbio.bsky.social 2/2
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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! 1/2
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
"Animals of California Academy of Sciences" - 23'' x 32'' Created by Brenda Melton, Kelsey Paulling, Kyra Ortiz, Luiz Rocha, and Ricardo Kriebel 3/3
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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. Details: www.calacademy.org/botany-poste... 2/3
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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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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 1/3
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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Introducing ArchaeoZooArchive – An Archaeological Natural History Archive! Read more about it: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/09/03/i... Try it out: bit.ly/3aKhFXR
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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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Measuring bees for Climate Change: California Edition Learn more: blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/09/02/m... Try it out: bit.ly/3I7YoPA
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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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Notes from Nature @notesfromnature.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Notes from Nature: Capture the Collections is thrilled to share some updates with you! Notes de la nature – Capturer des collections est ravis de partager quelques nouveautés avec vous! blog.notesfromnature.org/2025/08/26/n... Commencez à transcrire sur Zooniverse bit.ly/3rsFS0t
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Notes from Nature: Capture the Collections updates
Hello friends,  Notes from Nature: Capture the Collections is thrilled to share some updates with you!  Maple Nation: Acers of Canada  We’ve just launched a brand-new workflow focused on …
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