Wild Spotter
iPad / Productivité
Wild Spotter aims to protect America's wild places from non-native plants, pathogens, and animals which outcompete our native species and threaten the biodiversity and health of every aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem.
Promote Awareness
America's wild places are home to beauty, diversity, and reflection yet they are under attack from invasive species. A goal of Wild Spotter is to bring awareness to the public about which species are invading, how to identify them, and how these species are spreading.
Engage The Public
You can help us fight back against harmful invaders by becoming a Wild Spotter volunteer or partner. By downloading the app on your smartphone, you can start collecting vital data on what species are invading, where they are located, and the extent of their invasion; All while you are enjoying the great outdoors.
Defeat Invasives
With the data collected by you, our team can create effective management strategies to defeat these invaders. You are helping to create the first-ever nationwide inventory of invasive species in America's natural areas.
Protect Natural Areas
By creating management plans and assembling an inventory of invasive species, you are helping to protect recreational activities, such as fishing, hunting, climbing, as well as clean water, abundant wildlife, and all benefits of being outdoors.
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
• Improved Map Experience: Wild Spotter now fetches wild place boundaries directly from our web services and downloads them to your device. This provides clearer, more accurate display of protected wild areas, national forests, parks, and other key locations right on the map—helping you spot and report invasives more effectively.
• Easier Species Management for Custom Wild Places: Added clear step-by-step instructions to help you add and assign species when creating new wild places, making it simpler to customize and track invasives in your chosen areas.
• We’ve also updated the account registration form for better clarity and ease of use.
For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in-app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu
