The November 20 event with Adventure Scientists will be all about how you can collect data that will inform science and research on your hikes.
What questions do you have on the topic?
Are you familiar with other organizations that utilize hiker data in their research?
Share any thoughts or ideas you have on the subject.
In Oregon I'm aware of the Oregon Wildlife Conservation project (from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ODFW) which uses iNaturalist data to help populate their Oregon Conservation Strategy surveys. You can read more here: https://www.oregonconservationstrategy.org/success-story/oregon-wildlife-conservation-inaturalist-project/