Discovering nature, Alison Young, iNaturalist 3/20/26

About this episode

Alison Young discusses the role of iNaturalist in citizen science and nature documentation.

Alison Young, Director of Outreach at iNaturalist, a citizen scientist organization collecting data worldwide to document and learn more about nature around the globe. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at https://gtownradio.com/donate/.

People in this episode

Host: Kay Wood

Guest: Alison Young

Topics covered

• nature
• citizen science
• environment
• data collection
• outreach

Keywords

• iNaturalist
• citizen science
• nature
• data
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iNaturalist

Places: Philadelphia, NW Philadelphia

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