iNaturalist website encourages nature lovers to record, share and discuss their observations of plant and animal species found worldwide, including on golf courses. Compiling community-submitted observations helps to better understand the species that live on golf courses—especially native pollinators, birds, and other wildlife of conservation interest.
Arizona is represented in this project collecting observations from golf courses across the Grand Canyon State.
More specifically, this project gathers observations from golf courses across Arizona’s Pinal and Pima Counties.
Breaking it down further, this project gathers observations from golf courses across Scottsdale.
The iNaturalist website provides a library of photos and visual statistics. The listed species counts appear slightly lower without including observations from other websites, but it still reflects strong numbers overall. Clicking on the “Stats” button with a lightning bolt next to it leads to a page showing a breakdown of species along with the most-liked photos.
