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Looking for an interactive way to learn more about the wild plants and animals in Massachusetts? Join iNaturalist—a worldwide, online community of naturalists working together to learn more about the natural world. The website connects you to a community of naturalists of all skill levels who are helping each other correctly identify wildlife and plants they have observed. Using the camera on your mobile phone, you can post your observations to iNaturalist and get help with identification. You can also explore the species that others have observed in a particular location. Join MassWildlife’s iNaturalist project. It’s free, it’s fun, and you can help the agency discover and track what plants, animals, fungi, and other species are inhabiting some of our Wildlife Management Areas across the state.

Get closer to nature! It’s easy to get started—all you need is a mobile phone or digital camera. The links below will help you get started:

• Learn more about iNaturalist and how it works with these 5 steps.
• iNaturalist guides to making observations and identifications. The short videos are particularly helpful.
• Join MassWildlife’s iNaturalist project. To join, click the Join button towards the upper right of the page.
• Pick your favorite of the 15 individual WMA projects, and help contribute to our knowledge of these properties.