WeDigBio, Spring 2021

Join us for a virtual event to help "digitize" the flora of California! We have thousands of images of specimens, but we know little about the plants that those images contain. In this event, we will transcribe data from specimen images using an easy-to-use online interface at NotesFromNature.org. There will be games, prizes, and a short presentation on the importance of herbaria!

How do I get involved?

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Join one of our synchronous Zoom events. There will be games and prizes!
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Participate on your own time between April 8th and 11th and complete 100 or more transcriptions/classifications. Register as a user on NotesFromNature.org, sign in, and transcribe! Send us a screenshot of your Notes from Nature "Home" showing 100 or more classifications, along with your mailing address, and we'll mail you an "I Digitize California Plants" sticker! (while supplies last)

What will we be doing?

Critical information about where, when, and in what habitat a plant occurred is captured on herbarium specimen labels like the one shown in the picture to the left. However, this information is not searchable--and therefore not accessible--until it is transcribed into a digital format. It's as simple as typing information to a few, given fields (see below)!

Why should I participate?
Herbarium specimens form the foundation of our understanding of plant diversity on Earth, so these data are kind of important. More than that, exploring images of specimens that have been collected across the globe for the past 150+ years is actually a lot of fun. We'll keep it interesting with games, prizes, and sharing of the neat discoveries made along the way.

Contact Us

Have an idea, or interested in getting involved? We'd love to hear from you! 
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