The #IAmANaturalist campaign was started by Kirsten Rowell and Nash Turley in an effort to reach out and reclaim the name. We acted on behalf of the Natural History Section of the Ecological Society of America. Between September 8 and 15th (2014), we had over 59 countries tweeting, well over 2000 individuals involved and thousands of photographs capturing the passion, beauty, and reality of why the practice of Natural History is critical today. Below are only a few of the photos posted. Others have posted storify accounts such as The ESA Ecotone Blog, Earthtouchnews.com, and The Scientific America blog. This campaign was a huge success, because of you! Thank you for bringing a global community together and for voicing your diverse perspectives on why its important to be a Naturalist. Thank you for painting the future for Natural History as vital and ALIVE! See you all next year!
#IAmANaturalist because of who I get to work with pic.twitter.com/BWWwOJCvGUhttp://twitter.com/Alex_Smith_Ants/status/509016716555616256
— Alex Smith (@Alex_Smith_Ants)Mon, Sep 08 2014 16:33:36- Thanks to the #IAmANaturalist tag, I've followed a lot of new, diverse types of biology nerds. I mean that in the best way possible.
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— Alex Alaniz (@JamAlexJam)Thu, Sep 18 2014 23:23:49 - #IAmANaturalist xq la #naturaleza me impresiona adoro los #paisajes y mis escapadas a ver maravillas #flora #fauna #geology #medioambiente
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— Medioambiente.com (@MailVerde)Wed, Sep 10 2014 22:51:39 
Training underrepresented students to be the next generation of naturalists.#IAmANaturalist pic.twitter.com/3wtcezD8zk//twitter.com/CoreyWelch_STEM/status/509052152623296513
— Corey Welch (@CoreyWelch_STEM)Mon, Sep 08 2014 18:54:25
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— Sarah Keartes (@sarahkeartes)Thu, Sep 18 2014 01:08:01- What do you love to investigate in the natural world? Tell us and others with the tag #IAmANaturalist, which starts today. #nathist
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— Burke Museum (@burkemuseum)Mon, Sep 08 2014 19:15:04 
#IAmANaturalist because all things big and small excite my curious mind, and I cannot get enough of our natural world pic.twitter.com/QekQkJB6CH//twitter.com/superminster/status/512647831249641472
— mindy tuan (@superminster)Thu, Sep 18 2014 17:02:22
#IAmANaturalist because I look at dung piles whenever I find them just to see the insects on them (sepsids priority) pic.twitter.com/vAfMQPdeGP//twitter.com/superminster/status/512754883515015168
— mindy tuan (@superminster)Fri, Sep 19 2014 00:07:45
#IAmANaturalist b/c passion in life gives pleasure to pain and meaning to madness. And nature puts the awe in awesome pic.twitter.com/0jYYPonits//twitter.com/AnneAMadden/status/509040522426867712
— Anne A Madden, Ph.D. (@AnneAMadden)Mon, Sep 08 2014 18:08:12//twitter.com/tomranker/status/509064664249286656
— Tom A. Ranker (@tomranker)Mon, Sep 08 2014 19:44:08
#IAmANaturalist because there are amazing creatures under every leaf! pic.twitter.com/7AdUHHssWk//twitter.com/AlexShepack/status/511933509494390784
— Alex Shepack (@AlexShepack)Tue, Sep 16 2014 17:43:54
#IAmANaturalist because I see beauty everywhere I look, even in this #Notonectidae pic.twitter.com/LEKao5E7J7//twitter.com/nrvero/status/511958865202937856
— Veronique HENNER (@nrvero)Tue, Sep 16 2014 19:24:39
#Bucknell Field Botany class on Jones Mtn. this a.m. Ridgetop Acidic Barrens. #botany #iamabotanist #IAmANaturalist pic.twitter.com/1sAPJWsl35//twitter.com/MartineBotany/status/511970361681145857
— Dr. Chris Martine (@MartineBotany)Tue, Sep 16 2014 20:10:20
Thinking back to camping at #BeausoleilIsland last year, and a wasp I saw while out for a hike #IAmANaturalist pic.twitter.com/wIi5HaHUEG//twitter.com/wtspman/status/511984008969080833
— Scott M. Ramsay (@wtspman)Tue, Sep 16 2014 21:04:34- #IAmANaturalist because it says so in my job description. An upbringing of hikes and camping didn't hurt either! http://ow.ly/ByK5j GC
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— MNH Naturalists (@MNH_Naturalists)Tue, Sep 16 2014 14:42:51 
#IAmANaturalist indeed! Nature inspires me... pic.twitter.com/BRmSThcKH6//twitter.com/AbeHumboldt/status/512137721167761408
— Abe Humboldt (@AbeHumboldt)Wed, Sep 17 2014 07:15:22- #iamanaturalist because there is more to it than us. http://instagram.com/p/tAl5uWSfnZ/
#IAmANaturalist because nature never ceases to amaze and inspire me! #Humpback whales in #Alaska pic.twitter.com/R1UTgU8K0Q//twitter.com/nature_ab/status/512051751852441601
— Anne Botman (@nature_ab)Wed, Sep 17 2014 01:33:45
#IAmANaturalist because I feel the connection with all life deep in my bones. pic.twitter.com/MFlil0Wd7J//twitter.com/FG2Hummingbirds/status/511782203559538689
— Sheri L. Williamson (@FG2Hummingbirds)Tue, Sep 16 2014 07:42:40
I got to see a Harpy Eagle in the #Amazon Rainforest! THE king predator & largest raptor in world #IAmANaturalist pic.twitter.com/OIwE40mijF//twitter.com/PeggyatKC/status/509065815015301120
— Peggy Ward (@PeggyatKC)Mon, Sep 08 2014 19:48:42
#IAmANaturalist cos snakes find it hard to cross highways cutting through the forests pic.twitter.com/PXLpDiu4C3//twitter.com/haseebsiddique/status/509065441717678081
— Haseeb Shaikh (@haseebsiddique)Mon, Sep 08 2014 19:47:13
#IAmANaturalist cuz there's still so much we don't know about incredible ocean places and animals. K Laidre photo. pic.twitter.com/kCRaeds4Ar//twitter.com/HauserDonna/status/509071899453046785
— Donna Hauser (@HauserDonna)Mon, Sep 08 2014 20:12:53
#IAmANaturalist because I know that all the nature I discover is everything and more that I need. pic.twitter.com/AvQglFIDPZ//twitter.com/ThastheHash/status/509086469584322560
— Trisha Gopalakrishna (@ThastheHash)Mon, Sep 08 2014 21:10:47
#soynaturalista porque la naturaleza se comparte y se muestra #IAmANaturalist and I LOVE IT @Conabio @inaturalist pic.twitter.com/Aa22orHmKZ//twitter.com/aztekium/status/509087228694626305
— Carlos Velazco (@aztekium)Mon, Sep 08 2014 21:13:48
