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By Nature's Design: Exploring Our Native Wildlife

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Website and App

iNaturalist

https://www.inaturalist.org/

Point the camera at plants, animals, & fungi to see species suggestions while you’re outside, or import photos from your library. iNaturalist helps millions of people like you learn more about nature using AI suggestions backed up by a global community of knowledgeable nature lovers.

iNaturalist goes far beyond AI identifications — your observations are reviewed by real people and shared for science to help protect species.

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App

Seek by iNaturalist

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app

Take your nature knowledge up a notch with Seek! Use the power of image recognition technology to identify the plants and animals all around you. Earn badges for seeing different types of birds, amphibians, plants, and fungi and participate in monthly observation challenges.

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Ohio Invasive Plants Council

https://www.oipc.info

The Ohio Invasive Plants Council is a coalition of agencies, organizations, and individuals throughout Ohio concerned about the introduction, spread, and control of invasive, non-native plants in Ohio's natural habitats. OIPC promotes public awareness of invasive species issues and encourages land management and research to detect invasive species and prevent new invasions into natural ecosystems. 

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