New York State Wants You (And Your Smartphone) To Help Map Invasive Species!
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Posted on July 12, 2012 with No Comments
Call it Conservation 2.0: Citizen science is getting more and more digitally connected all the time.
Take iMapInvasives, an ambitious new project for mapping the spread of invasive species. iMapInvasives combines citizen reports from the field with larger databases maintained by state agencies and nonprofits, allowing backyard nature buffs to make real contributions to public scientific knowlege on invasives.
The service launched recently in a handful of states, including New York, but it has national ambitions. In New York State, the iMapInvasives project is being run by the New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP), a collaboration between the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the nonprofit Nature Conservancy.
Source: New York Natural Heritage Program

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