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. :)
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Sam the Bug Man! Awesome video and post, keep it up!
Hooray Sam! Congrats!
Great stuff, Sam! Thank you for sharing this!
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.
Great video! Great enthusiasm! Thank you for promoting nature connections.
Great presentation Sam! Sharing with all my naturalist friends.
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!
Luv’d the video Sam!
Awesome, Sam! Love watching you engage and inspire each and everyone on the planet,
Great job, Sam! You’re one of the best iNat evangelists out there!
Such a great video. You’re a tremendous ambassador for wildlife and citizen science. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You are a HUGE reason why so many have joined in on iNaturalist! You are so encouraging and nice to all! Great video!
"It's kind of a way of life." <-- Totally!
Loved this video, Sam! You need your own TV show.
Nice work, Sam! Great video. :)
:-)
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! :)
@sambiology Gophers ! Where's the gophers ?! Just kidding - awesome video, Sam ! I'm sure it'll get a lot of people hooked on iNaturalist :)
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!
@grroschat & @connlindajo Here's a fun video of him trying to dig out the gophers at the conference! https://www.instagram.com/p/CyYxlRjuCIp/
@connlindajo @samantha_knight It was hysterical, and I LOVE that video ! My favorite moment of the entire conference :))
Awesome video!
Thanks for sharing that video @samantha_knight!
Great video, and so Sam! :-)
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