Even though Nat researchers are leading the charge, our work is most effective when community members like you help us out. You can join our efforts in two ways:
Set up bird recorders on your property.
- Contact us at conbio@sdnhm.org.
- Let us know you are interested in setting up wildlife monitoring equipment on your property—we will reach out to you with next steps.
Make wildlife observations on your phone.
- Download the iNaturalist app or visit inaturalist.org and make an account.
- Join our project by clicking here, or searching “Healthy Canyons Initiative San Diego” on iNaturalist.
- Select “Yes” when asked to trust the project (only on desktop). This step is very important!
- Observe plants and wildlife by taking quality pictures in your local canyon.
- Upload your observations to iNaturalist, and watch as others help you identify plant and wildlife species.