Hi, I'm Charlie! I am a wetland ecologist! I graduated from the UVM Field Naturalist program. My specialty is plants in the northeastern US, southeastern Canada, especially wetland plants, and to a lesser extent plants in coastal southern California.

I have opinions about taxonomy that people disagree with
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/charlie/68030-my-take-on-taxonomy . I really feel that iNat has lost its way with taxonomy and some other things, compared with its older stated purpose of 'connecting people with nature'. I've been searching for a solution both broadly and for my own observations, but the people who like the current system don't seem to welcome suggestions to change it. In any event i don't auto accept taxonomy changes, which most of which i don't agree with.

i believe iNaturalist users should all have to follow the site guidelines despite their social status or 'how irreplaceably important they are' to identifying things or whatever. There have been some concerning events and it's important to hold everyone to the same standard of kindness.

I occasionally receive requests from people hoping i will mail them plant material. Sorry, but i can not do that, I don't have the capacity to navigate the legal and ethical issues around when it is or isn't OK to do so and also live in a rural location that currently lost its post office to a flood.

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