You don’t need to wait until October to start recording your observations of Oklahoma’s biodiversity. With the Project Noah website and mobile app, anyone with a digital camera and the internet can start uploading your observations of organisms. Project Noah is a tool that nature lovers can use to explore and document wildlife and a platform research groups can use to harness the power of citizen scientists. The purpose of the project is to mobilize and inspire a new generation of naturalists. It began as an experiment to see if an app could be built for people to share their nature sightings and it has evolved into a powerful global movement for both amateurs and experts. The name “Noah” is an acronym that stands for Networked Organisms And Habitats.
You can set up an account in no time and begin uploading your pictures! Get started setting up your Project Noah profile. After you set up your account, sign up for the BioBlitz! Oklahoma Mission and be sure to select this Mission for your Oklahoma observations.
Our plan is to utilize Project Noah at the annual BioBlitz! Oklahoma event in October. Instead of collecting specimens, Citizen Scientists will be able to submit photos of organisms to Project Noah during the event. If the species is unknown to the observer, the spotting can be flagged as unknown and an Expert Biologist at Base Camp can identify it.
