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iNaturalist Meetup — September 5
New Ambassadors. Cheat Codes. Trail Exploration.
September brings our second monthly iNaturalist meetup, and this month we’re headed to McAllister Park, one of San Antonio’s largest urban wild spaces, with hundreds of acres and miles of trails.
Join us on Saturday, September 5, from 9 to 11 am, at Pavilion 1 (Al Becken), 13102 Jones Maltsberger, San Antonio, Texas 78247, led by Robert Doyal and Jane Weeden. We’ll start with the latest news from iNat, then introduce our region’s newest iNat Ambassadors. And, as part of our San Antonio Should Know series, we’ll share identification cheat codes for the Eastern Cottontail.
After that, we’ll break into small groups and hit the trails together, phones and cameras ready, to see what we can find and document along the way. New ambassadors will have an opportunity to lead or co-lead one of these small groups. We’ll wrap up by discussing observations and working through identifications as a group.
Wear comfortable shoes and bring water, a hat, and sunscreen.
These iNat meetups are open to anyone, and no previous experience is needed.
iNaturalist Meetups
August 1 — Trees
While City Nature Challenge 2026 is in the books, our noticing nature doesn’t have to end there. We heard that participants wanted to iNat throughout the year. Starting in August, we’re hosting monthly themed meetups at public parks and green spaces across our 12-county region. This is your chance to join other naturalists in the field.
Each meetup centers on a specific theme, so we can practice making stronger observations, better photos, better identifications, and more useful data for our region. In August, we start with trees. Join us at Phil Hardberger Park, Urban Ecology Center, on Saturday, August 1, from 9 to 11am, led by Robert Doyal and Jane Weeden, to walk the park’s trails and observe and document the trees we find. We’ll start with the latest iNat news, then spend about an hour in the field, and wrap up by working through identifications together.
Wear comfortable shoes and bring water, a hat, and sunscreen.
These iNat meetups are open to anyone, no iNaturalist experience needed.
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