Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border. Called the Border Bioblitz, more than 1,000 volunteers are recording as many species as possible in May. Botanist Sula Vanderplank says the endeavor started when the former Trump administration added hundreds of miles of border walls including through the biodiversity hotspot of Baja California…
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