ינואר 20, 2024

2023 Goals Update

Succeeded again in surpassing most of my goals for 2023, though I was unable to go to as many new countries and continents as I wanted , I was able to travel within the US a lot, which I'm very thankful for. Although it's difficult to get friends to coordinate schedules for international trips, I'm still hoping to get some new countries and a new continent on the board soon.

As of Dec 31 2022, I had observations in 62 NPS sites (closer to around 70 but some sites are not included in the umbrella on iNat). 38 National Wildlife Refuges, 33 US States, 11 Countries, and 4 continents (though South America through Aruba and Oceania through Hawaii are kind of dubious depending on who you ask)

Goals for 2023 were observations in:

5 new NPS sites:
Started at 62 at the end of 2023
Result: 8 new sites visited, observations at 7, but only 6 are under the NPS umbrella (Ice Age NST has not been added yet) - total of 68 with research grade observations in the umbrella

5 new National Wildlife Refuges:
Started at 38 at the end of 2023
Result: 12 new sites visited, 9 under the USFWS umbrella on iNat, 2 that have not been fully codified as refuges yet, and 1 wildlife management area that encompasses a large portion of waterways in southeast Wisconsin. - Total of 47 with research grade observations in the umbrella

2 new US states
Started at 33 at the end of 2023
Result: 2 new states visited, total of 35 with research grade observations

2 new countries
Started at 11 at the end of 2023
Result: 1 new country, total of 12 with research grade observations

1 new continent
Result: none added

and a total of 2100 Research Grade Observations
Started at 1816 at the end of 2023
Result: 606 new species to research grade for a total of 2422

New goals for 2024 are:

6 new NPS sites
6 new National Wildlife Refuges
3 new US states/territories
1 new country
2800 new species to research grade

Hoping to continue to add to my list, pulling back on some of the international goals, though I may still be able to exceed them, either way I'm excited for all the interesting new places I may see and observe new species in!

הועלה ב-ינואר 20, 2024 08:05 אחה"צ על ידי tesgeorge tesgeorge | תגובה 1 | הוספת תגובה

דצמבר 31, 2022

2022 Goals Update

All goals unbelievably surpassed, besides observing in new countries. While I wasn't fortunate enough to go to a 4th country this year, I was able to do far more domestic travel than anticipated and I certainly feel blessed that I am able to do any of it at all. A new camera lens and new career certainly helped with contributing to incredible success in identifiable observations and in all aspects of life.

From August 2021 iNat observation and travel goals for the end of 2022.

Goal: 6 more NPS sites:
Started at 35
Result: 27 new sites with observations since Aug 2021, for a total of 62.

Goal: 3 more National Forests:
Started at 24
Result: 8 new forests with observations since Aug 2021, for a total of 32.

Goal: 2 more National Wildlife Refuges:
Started at 12
Result: 26 new sites with observations since Aug 2021, for a total of 38.

Goal: 3 more US states:
Started at 27
Result: 6 new states with observations since Aug 2021, for a total of 33.

Goal: 4 more countries:
Started at 8 (or 6 depending on how strict you are about Aruba and Cayman Islands)
Result: 3 new countries, for a total of 11 (or 9)

Goal: 1600 Species Research Grade
Started at 977
Result: 839 new species reached research grade, for a total of 1816.

Goals for 2023 are:
5 more NPS sites
5 more National Wildlife Refuges
2 more US states
2 more countries
1 more continent
and a total of 2100 Research Grade Observations

It was a pretty great year despite some minor hiccups. Greatly looking forward to 2023!

הועלה ב-דצמבר 31, 2022 07:57 אחה"צ על ידי tesgeorge tesgeorge | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

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