TPWD iNaturalist video -- lucky to be part of the community!

I'm sooooo dang lucky. Lucky in many ways -- lucky to be in relatively good health, lucky to live in an area where there's ample wildlife year around, and lucky to have a job that I love! I'm also super lucky that I'm allowed to utilize iNaturalist both personally and professionally.

Last year, I was part of a little iNaturalist video that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Show put together. Well, it's up on youtube now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap1aLIVbxh8

I hope the biggest takeaways from the video are not about me, but about the tool and the community here on iNaturalist. In the midst of a lot of bad news all over the place, this community is a good reminder of hope -- lots of folks engaging with nature around the world. And that's pretty dang cool. :)

Posted on January 29, 2024 07:07 PM by

sambiology

Comments

Sam the Bug Man! Awesome video and post, keep it up!

Posted by hunterrwest 3 months ago

Hooray Sam! Congrats!

Posted by bosqueaaron 3 months ago

Great stuff, Sam! Thank you for sharing this!

Posted by jmaughn 3 months ago

I feel slightly better that I can't always figure out how to pronounce scientific names :D

Thank you for teaching people how to use iNat! You (and iNat!) make such a big difference in what we know about where we live.

Posted by samantha_knight 3 months ago

Great video! Great enthusiasm! Thank you for promoting nature connections.

Posted by rollingplainst 3 months ago

Great presentation Sam! Sharing with all my naturalist friends.

Posted by connlindajo 3 months ago

I'm so grateful that I got to be one of your students so many years ago. Thank you for introducing me to iNaturalist. I'm so proud of you and what you have done in your career!

Posted by suz 3 months ago

Luv’d the video Sam!

Posted by rick57 3 months ago

Awesome, Sam! Love watching you engage and inspire each and everyone on the planet,

Posted by glbarton 3 months ago

Great job, Sam! You’re one of the best iNat evangelists out there!

Posted by zdufran 3 months ago

Such a great video. You’re a tremendous ambassador for wildlife and citizen science. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Posted by dorothy12 3 months ago

You are a HUGE reason why so many have joined in on iNaturalist! You are so encouraging and nice to all! Great video!

Posted by rlseman 3 months ago

"It's kind of a way of life." <-- Totally!

Loved this video, Sam! You need your own TV show.

Posted by tadamcochran 3 months ago

Nice work, Sam! Great video. :)

Posted by forester93 3 months ago

:-)

Posted by alisonnorthup 3 months ago

I am so happy to have been a part of this video!

Thank you so much Sam for helping me create a network on iNaturalist! :)

Posted by sarahparoski 3 months ago

@sambiology Gophers ! Where's the gophers ?! Just kidding - awesome video, Sam ! I'm sure it'll get a lot of people hooked on iNaturalist :)

Posted by grroschat 3 months ago

Hello @grroschat! Wanted to share this observation of @sanbiology and the gopher mounds at the McAllen TMN 2023 Conference with you. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188585726. You are even included in one of the photos! Great to meet you there. Sam really gave us a lesson and demonstration on gophers! Wow!

Posted by connlindajo 3 months ago

@grroschat & @connlindajo Here's a fun video of him trying to dig out the gophers at the conference! https://www.instagram.com/p/CyYxlRjuCIp/

Posted by samantha_knight 3 months ago

@connlindajo @samantha_knight It was hysterical, and I LOVE that video ! My favorite moment of the entire conference :))

Posted by grroschat 3 months ago