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Combining Visuals, Data, and Volunteer Participation to tell your Story
Presented by:Santiago Pelaez, Conservation Corps Minnesota VolunteerAngela Gupta, Extension Educator
Contact: [email protected]@umn.edu
Invasive Blitz Story Mapping
Invasive Species Volunteer Programs at UMN Extension
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Forest Pest First Detector (FPFD) FPFD & AIS
Detector
FPFD & AIS
Detector
Emerald Ash
Borer (EAB) only
EAB + additional
insects
EAB + insects + Oriental
Bittersweet (OB)
OB survey
Ash survey
EAB & OB
survey
OB surveys
Poison hemlock &
Starry stonewort
Ash wood, green
roof, bike shed
Invasive Blitz Buckthorn & Soybean Aphid
Wasp Watchers
ISMTrack
UAV, 3D, AR
Levels of invasive speciesNew infestations Established populations
Story Mapping: The data usage flow
• Taking programing data • Organizing programing data• Finding visuals that help better represent the impact
and relevance of such data• Bringing data and a visuals together to tell a story• Evaluate engagement • Adjust for future programing• Archive data for future use
https://www.minnesotamasternaturalist.org/invasivespecies/
Story map by Christian Wood, AmeriCorps & UMN Extension
The Initial Story Map: Invasive Blitz
• Basic in nature– Highlights the
individual workshops – Uses a narrative that
links the progression of participation from class to class
– Uses photography as the main story telling visual
Future Goals: Second story map
• Have an easy to access and updated dataset that can be used to find specific details about the Invasive Blitz Program
• Use the dataset to develop informative maps for story mapping use
• Expand visuals to enhance the story telling capability of the map– The use of video to hammer down specific topics discussed in
the workshops– The potential use of audio to enhance the narrative– Attention to the flow of the story map so that each section is
easy to understand
Non-native Species Field Guide Image Crowdsourcing
Non-native Species Field Guide
• What we needed:– The non-native species of Minnesota field guide provides
detailed descriptions of non-native species and their distribution within Minnesota
– The project was in need of well shot, and accurate images– We brought up the idea of working with MN Master
Naturalist volunteers– They showed great enthusiasm and excitement for finding
and documenting these species
The Results
Musk thistle – Diane Newberry Japanese beetle – Dana Boyle
The Results
Brown knapweed – Andy Birkey Purple loosestrife – Earl Woolsey
The Results
• Over 30 of the species covered in the field guide had images directly sourced by volunteers
• Over 400 submissions• 17 Contributors
What we learned
• Asking volunteers to take part in an engaging volunteering opportunity like this is easy!
• Keeping track of their work and making sure you are getting what you need can be difficult and requires serious work
• There is always a need for up to date visuals when dealing with non-native species
• Opens up the possibility of working with volunteers on other multimedia projects