Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Adrián Encontrado

Adrián Encontrado

Austin, TX

Sign In to follow

Friends

LarryGraziano Jacob Gorneau DanielePralong NuwanChathuranga
LuckyLogan glenn.mariano.520 Wilson W Wincent
2018 Best Wildlife Photo
196 participants
5,324 spottings
All

2018 Best Wildlife Photo

This mission is now terminated; please watch out for the new 2019 Best Wildlife Photo mission! We're calling again ...

Life on Public Lands
53 participants
707 spottings
All

Life on Public Lands

During National Environmental Education Week 2015, April 19-25, we're inviting you to participate in a national ...

2015 Best Wildlife Photo
502 participants
7,832 spottings
All

2015 Best Wildlife Photo

We're calling for your best wildlife photos! This featured mission is open to all members from all over the world ...

Silverwood Park
5 participants
14 spottings
All

Silverwood Park

Silverwood Park is located at 2500 County Rd. E, St. Anthony MN 55421. Silverwood Park, part of Three Rivers Park ...

Backyard Wildlife Around the World
51 participants
658 spottings
All

Backyard Wildlife Around the ...

Tweets & Tree Frogs is an educational organization that explores backyard wildlife. We define "backyard wildlife" ...

Whistler Eco Inventory 2013
4 participants
41 spottings
All

Whistler Eco Inventory 2013

A community based spotting initiative designed to readily accept information from the smart phone armed community ...

World Science Festival Cicada Count
299 participants
181 spottings
Arthropods

World Science Festival Cicada ...

We're calling all citizen scientists to help track 17-Year Cicadas! Join the World Science Festival Cicada Count ...

Catania BioBlitz
3 participants
24 spottings
All

Catania BioBlitz

Let's start mapping and getting info about Catania wildlife, add your spottings to this mission!

National Geographic's Great Nature Project
2,844 participants
66,545 spottings
All

National Geographic's Great ...

National Geographic is urging everyone to get outside to explore nature. Participants are asked to contribute ...

BioBlitz 2013: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
120 participants
221 spottings
All

BioBlitz 2013: Jean Lafitte ...

This two-day celebration of biodiversity in and around New Orleans centers on a 24-hour race to count species. ...

Trees of the World
948 participants
5,003 spottings
Plants

Trees of the World

A collection of trees and their characteristics worldwide.

Lichens
281 participants
1,691 spottings
Fungi

Lichens

Lichens are the symbiotic union of a fungus with either a green alga or a cyanobacteria. They are very different ...

Community Garden's Life - Mid western states
8 participants
111 spottings
All

Community Garden's Life - Mid ...

Species you can find in your community gardens. Please see map for mission range. *Edited by Noah management team ...

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Impact
356 participants
453 spottings
All

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Impact

The Gulf Coast region is facing an environmental disaster. With hundreds of species of plants and animals in ...

Primate Watch
786 participants
1,476 spottings
Mammals

Primate Watch

The Primate Specialist Group is a network of scientists and conservationists who stand against the tide of ...

Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!
2,881 participants
5,290 spottings
All

Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!

Teachers and students, start documenting and sharing the wildlife you encounter in and around your school sites! ...

Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
19 participants
20 spottings
All

Mason Neck National Wildlife ...

Eighteen miles south of Washington, D.C. on the banks of the Potomac (River), lays a peninsula known as Mason ...

Patuxent Research Refuge
33 participants
75 spottings
All

Patuxent Research Refuge

Established in 1936 by executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Patuxent Research Refuge is the ...

Presquile National Wildlife Refuge
17 participants
11 spottings
All

Presquile National Wildlife ...

Presquile National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National ...

Rappahannock National Wildlife Refuge
21 participants
6 spottings
All

Rappahannock National Wildlife ...

Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is the newest of four refuges that comprise the Eastern ...

Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge
17 participants
6 spottings
All

Plum Tree Island National ...

Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers ...

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
20 participants
9 spottings
All

Blackwater National Wildlife ...

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Refuge includes over 27,000 ...

Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge
15 participants
5 spottings
All

Featherstone National Wildlife ...

Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge is one of three refuges managed by the Potomac River National Wildlife ...

Great Pollinator Project of NYC
1,515 participants
1,127 spottings
Arthropods

Great Pollinator Project of NYC

One-third of our food depends on the services of a pollinator—bee or other insect, bird, or mammal. Bees are the ...

Reptiles of the World
1,158 participants
9,798 spottings
Reptiles

Reptiles of the World

To document reptiles found around the world.

2013 Best Wildlife Photo
395 participants
8,747 spottings
All

2013 Best Wildlife Photo

We're calling for your best wildlife photos. This featured mission is open to all members from all over the world ...

Keep Austin Wild
27 participants
369 spottings
All

Keep Austin Wild

Document and share wildlife, including every type of animals, plants, and fungi, in Austin, Texas. Keep Austin ...

Moths of the World
3,061 participants
41,515 spottings
Arthropods

Moths of the World

Moths? Yes: a world of sphinxes, hawks, owls, tigers, and scary eyes, all waiting for you outside your door. In ...

Fruiting Bodies of the World
1,137 participants
6,257 spottings
Plants

Fruiting Bodies of the World

This mission is about mapping all the different kinds of fruiting bodies around the world. This doesn't ...

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
17 participants
8 spottings
All

Eastern Neck National Wildlife ...

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge is located at the confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay on ...

Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
4 participants
0 spottings
All

Eastern Shore of Virginia ...

To show the public the how nature and front country can work together.

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
20 participants
27 spottings
All

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife ...

Twenty miles south of Washington, D.C., at the confluence of the Potomac and Occoquan rivers, Occoquan Bay ...

Wildlife of Southeastern Virginia & Northeastern North Carolina
29 participants
114 spottings
All

Wildlife of Southeastern ...

The purpose of this mission is to provide a graphical database of the wild species of animals & plants that live ...

Rocky Mountain Wildlife Watch
138 participants
1,170 spottings
All

Rocky Mountain Wildlife Watch

The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles from the northernmost part of British Columbia, Canada, to New ...

BioBlitz: Rocky Mountain National Park
164 participants
171 spottings
All

BioBlitz: Rocky Mountain ...

Help us count and identify species in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado! National Geographic and the National Park ...

Eggs of the World
1,353 participants
2,244 spottings
All

Eggs of the World

Nothing is more symbolic to life in this world than the egg. Like wildlife itself, eggs come in all shapes and ...

James River National Wildlife Refuge
24 participants
12 spottings
All

James River National Wildlife ...

James River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers ...

Mimetic Animals of the World
1,387 participants
5,767 spottings
All

Mimetic Animals of the World

One of the most striking survival strategies of animals is mimicking their environment. Mimetism can be used for ...

Marine Mammals of the World
1,337 participants
1,084 spottings
Mammals

Marine Mammals of the World

Marine mammals are a diverse group of 120 species of mammal that are primarily ocean-dwelling or depend on the ...

Herbs & Spices – Source Plants
1,591 participants
2,640 spottings
Plants

Herbs & Spices – Source Plants

Herbs & spices have been used since ancient times. They have been used for cooking, as medicines, in religion, ...

Snakes of the World
1,965 participants
4,843 spottings
Reptiles

Snakes of the World

A mission to document the beautiful snakes species from around the world.

Nature in Yellow
2,420 participants
12,695 spottings
All

Nature in Yellow

It would be so interesting to see all the yellow flowers, fruits, insects, animals of the world.

The Color Blue
2,539 participants
5,863 spottings
All

The Color Blue

There are so many incredible animals in the color blue. However, at the same time, they are few when considering ...

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
15 participants
843 spottings
All

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge covers 42,724 acres of rolling forested hills interspersed with lakes, rivers, ...

Amphibians of the World
2,400 participants
7,498 spottings
Amphibians

Amphibians of the World

Lethal fungi, habitat loss, and predators have caused severe declines in amphibian populations around the world. ...

Captive Animals
2,473 participants
12,348 spottings
All

Captive Animals

While we are all so focused on animals in nature, we ignore the fact theres wildlife in our own zoos. edit: I ...

BioBlitz: Saguaro National Park
231 participants
276 spottings
All

BioBlitz: Saguaro National Park

Help us count and identify species in southern Arizona! National Geographic and the National Park Service are ...

Monarch Migration
1,136 participants
672 spottings
Arthropods

Monarch Migration

Where have you seen a Monarch? Help document Monarch migration by posting photos of your spottings.

Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
2,954 participants
9,462 spottings
All

Nests, hives, bowers, webs & ...

This mission is to document the incredible architectural abilities of animals from all genera.

Signs of Wildlife
2,983 participants
6,106 spottings
All

Signs of Wildlife

If you look carefully, there are signs of wildlife everywhere. From subtle animal tracks and abandoned spider ...

Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners
2,519 participants
3,382 spottings
Plants

Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Curious which vegetable varieties might grow best in your garden? Cornell researchers are, too. We compile ...

International Spider Survey
3,937 participants
20,052 spottings
Arthropods

International Spider Survey

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs. The International Society of Arachnology is the ...

Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
4,946 participants
12,633 spottings
Arthropods

Global Dragonflies & Damselflies

Dragonflies and damselflies are agile insects of the order Odonata. With a worldwide distribution and over 5,000 ...

Mushroom Mapping
6,124 participants
28,993 spottings
Fungi

Mushroom Mapping

Mushroom ecology is a pivotal orientation point for exploring urban systems. Help us gather important data and ...

The Lost Ladybug Project
5,574 participants
3,371 spottings
Arthropods

The Lost Ladybug Project

Across North America ladybug species distribution is changing. We're asking you to join us in finding out where ...

Birds of the World
12,834 participants
105,272 spottings
Birds

Birds of the World

There are over 10,000 living species of birds on the planet. They can be found in ecosystems across the globe, ...

The Color Red
5,860 participants
15,034 spottings
All

The Color Red

The color red is a bold color that represents passion. We would like to create a collection of wildlife images ...

Project Squirrel
5,892 participants
3,850 spottings
Mammals

Project Squirrel

Fox squirrels and grey squirrels are two of the most familiar species of wildlife in many neighborhoods and ...

Hunters & Animal Food Habits
1,013 participants
4,470 spottings
All

Hunters & Animal Food Habits

This mission is to document the food habits of animals from all genera.

NWF: Watch for Wildlife!
1,148 participants
6,453 spottings
All

NWF: Watch for Wildlife!

We here at the National Wildlife Federation are celebrating our 74th annual National Wildlife Week! This year we ...

Wildlife rescue & rehabilitation
700 participants
1,016 spottings
All

Wildlife rescue & rehabilitation

Please share photos of wildlife in accredited sanctuaries and centers for animals rescued from situations ...

Backyard Habitats of the World
1,737 participants
13,660 spottings
All

Backyard Habitats of the World

Some of the most remarkable nature and wildlife can be seen right in your own backyard! The focus of this mission ...

Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
1,458 participants
3,560 spottings
Reptiles

Snakes of the United States - ...

Snakes play vital roles as mid- to top-level predators in our natural ecosystems but they are often very ...

Central Texas Biodiversity Survey
46 participants
2,379 spottings
All

Central Texas Biodiversity Survey

The goal of the Central Texas Biodiversity Survey is to take as rich an inventory of the various species ...

Birds of Texas
335 participants
5,562 spottings
Birds

Birds of Texas

To identify and track the numerous species of birds that fly through Texas or are native to the Lone Star State.

Poisonous Plants of Texas
81 participants
32 spottings
Plants

Poisonous Plants of Texas

Documenting Poisonous Plants of Texas

Edibles Plants of Texas
121 participants
231 spottings
Plants

Edibles Plants of Texas

Documenting plants of Texas that provide food, flavor and nourishment.

Texas in Bloom
157 participants
2,249 spottings
Plants

Texas in Bloom

Texas is a land of extremes from the arid mountains and plains of the west to the steamy humidity of the east. In ...

Caterpillars and larvae of the Southwestern United States
62 participants
172 spottings
Arthropods

Caterpillars and larvae of the ...

The focus is to document the variety of caterpillars and larvae that inhabit Southwestern United States; Arizona, ...

Flowers of North America
9,460 participants
32,315 spottings
Plants

Flowers of North America

We want you to help us build a photo collection of flowers from around the world. Show us what flowers are ...

Galapagos Biodiversity
578 participants
1,058 spottings
All

Galapagos Biodiversity

The objective of this mission undertaken by the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos is to celebrate all ...

Hawai'i Bioblitz 2013
180 participants
367 spottings
All

Hawai'i Bioblitz 2013

Can you name some of the plants and animals you see every day? Are they native? Non-native? Invasive? Hawaiʻi ...

Mission WILD
3,434 participants
43,036 spottings
All

Mission WILD

The WILD Foundation works to protect & interconnect at least half of the planet’s land & water to sustain the ...

WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
7,224 participants
45,456 spottings
All

WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

Millions of city-dwellers walk their local streets every day, but many overlook the multitude of animals and ...

Butterflies & Moths of the World
8,541 participants
78,145 spottings
Arthropods

Butterflies & Moths of the World

Butterflies and Moths are insects of the order Lepidoptera. Their brilliant colors have inspired artistic ...

Keep Austin Wild
27 participants
369 spottings
All

Keep Austin Wild

Document and share wildlife, including every type of animals, plants, and fungi, in Austin, Texas. Keep Austin ...

Catania BioBlitz
3 participants
24 spottings
All

Catania BioBlitz

Let's start mapping and getting info about Catania wildlife, add your spottings to this mission!

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team