Conservation
Your first eBird checklist: make it complete and useful
Choose the right protocol, count or estimate every bird you identify, handle unknown birds honestly and submit a first eBird checklist scientists can use.
5 min read
Events & community
Cleanup campaigns, volunteer calendars and the groups doing the work.
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Conservation
Photographing a wild plant for iNaturalist: one plant, one record
Which photos make a plant identifiable, how to group them into one iNaturalist observation, when to mark it cultivated and how records reach Research Grade.
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Volunteering
Volunteering at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre
How to help Bulgaria's wildlife rescue centre in Stara Zagora: volunteering on site, the bird-transport network, visiting, and making a useful first offer.
4 min read
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Conservation
Camping firewood in the US: buy it where you burn it
Why moving firewood spreads tree-killing pests, how far is too far, what certified heat-treated means and how state and park rules differ, with US examples.
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- ReferenceVolunteeringWikipedia
- OrganisationLet's Do It WorldLet's Do It World
- OfficialThe Natura 2000 protected-area networkEuropean Commission