Make a field record that can be checked later - Botany | Zoonk

Make a field record that can be checked later - Botany | Zoonk

Make a field record that can be checked later

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Close-up of an old field notebook page held by a botanist, with a dried leaf taped beside neat labeled notes; the background plant and trail are blurred, emphasizing that the written record must make sense after the day is forgotten.

Write for a future reader

A field record is a note about one plant sighting that should still make sense after you forget the day. Write it for a future botanist, including future you.