Welcome to Learn the Planet

This website is dedicated to natural history, to the observation of species in their environment, to seeing what is and what is not present, and to asking questions.

Writing is grouped under topics which take many forms: fieldnotes, nature diaries, essays, field guides, and lessons.

Collections are accompanied by tests because classification, identification, and understanding lead to more questions.

Questions lead to itchy feet, an eagerness to get out, look around, and see things for ourselves.

What can I do here?

• Read a field guide, fieldnotes, or a nature diary. These are collected under topics.

• Test yourself on taxa, traits and terms.

What can I create here?

• Create a new topic or a collection of taxa, traits or terms.

• Create a temporary collection of iNaturalist taxa to test yourself on the common and scientific names of species, and species recognition.

How can I link to my content elsewhere?

• When you create a new collection, you can credit and link to external content.