Citizen Science

 

Park Stewards!

Help us determine the biodiversity throughout Knife River Indian Villages NHS! Use the iNaturalist app to take pictures of plants, trees, birds, bugs, or animals you find in the park. We'll compile this data to use in important research. You'll learn about the local plants and animals, and how they supported village life in the Hidatsa tribe.

 

Download app from the play or app store.

iNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 7/1/19.

Step 1:

Download the iNaturalist app on Android, iPhone, or your computer before you come to the park. We do not have wifi at the park, so it is easier if you download the app before your visit.

 

Be sure to select Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Park Stewards from the project list.

NPS Photo / Gray

Step 2:

Connect with the project. It is called Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Park Stewards.

 

Use your smart phone to take pictures of life at Knife River Indian Villages NHS. (No pictures of people please.)

NPS Photo / Gray

Step 3:

Take pictures of interesting live things in the park. Don't forget to click on our project to add it to the data.

 

One example of a description found in the Knife River iNaturalist project.

NPS Photo / Gray

Step 4:

Check back on your app periodically to find out what you saw. Applicable items will have a comment box with how the Hidatsa tribe used the item during village life.

 

Observations

Whether it's a cool flower, a moth following you on the trail, or a snake you almost stepped on, it all helps determine how healthy our prairie ecosystem is. Get as close as you can SAFELY and take multiple pictures.

 

Paperwork Reduction and Privacy Act Statement

OMB Control Number: 1024-0275
The National Park Service is authorized by 54 U.S.C. 100702 to collect this information. This information will be collected through iNaturalist during BioBlitzes and other NPS citizen science events. The purpose is to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, and other organisms as possible in or around National Parks so that these occurrences can be documented. The data will be used by the NPS to better understand which species occur on its lands and where those species occur. Response to this request is voluntary. No action may be taken against you for refusing to supply the information requested. The permanent data will be anonymous. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Burden Estimate: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 5 minutes per response. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to: Simon Kingston (970-225-3551); or Phadrea Ponds, NPS Information Collection Review Coordinator.