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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: *July 22, 2025
*Contact: *Christine Anhalt-Depies, DNR Snapshot Wisconsin Research Scientist
[email protected] <[email protected]> or 608-669-3808

 

Snapshot Wisconsin Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary And The Collection Of 100 Million Photos

 

A fawn licks the ears of a doe in a green, grassy field.

Snapshot Wisconsin is celebrating two milestones: 10 years of community science and the collection of 100 million photos in Wisconsin. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

*MADISON, Wis.* – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Snapshot Wisconsin [ [link removed] ] is celebrating two major milestones: the project’s 10-year anniversary and the collection of 100 million photos.

Snapshot Wisconsin is a community-based science program that utilizes a statewide network of volunteer-managed trail cameras to monitor Wisconsin wildlife. Anyone can help classify the species spotted in these photos by visiting the Snapshot Wisconsin webpage on Zooniverse [ [link removed] ], a global crowdsourcing platform. The data collected from these efforts helps the DNR monitor wildlife populations throughout the state and informs management decisions.

Snapshot Wisconsin was born from a DNR initiative to involve community members in wildlife monitoring throughout the state. Initially supported by a NASA community science grant received by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013, Snapshot was to be overseen by the DNR and was launched in 2015. The DNR placed its first several hundred trail cameras across newly established elk reintroduction areas before expanding to county-wide pilots in Sawyer and Iowa counties the following year.

Ten years later, Snapshot now operates in every Wisconsin county, boasting over 2,000 active trail cameras, more than 20 scientific publications utilizing project data [ [link removed] ], 25,000 volunteers contributing on Zooniverse and "now" 100 million photos collected. Through these efforts, Snapshot has made significant contributions to wildlife management in the state [ [link removed] ].

Over the last 10 years the project has also expanded to offer multiple publicly-accessible resources:


* Snapshot Data Dashboard [ [link removed] ], an interactive tool which allows users to view trail camera data for 22 Wisconsin species.
* Snapshot Wisconsin Photo Library [ [link removed] ], a frequently-updated collection of standout photos.
* Snapshot in the Classroom [ [link removed] ], a resource which offers wildlife-focused K-12 lesson plans, flash cards and activities for parents and educators.

In honor of everyone who has made Snapshot and these tremendous milestones possible, the Snapshot Wisconsin team put together an interactive photo collection [ [link removed] ] featuring one trail camera image from each county in Wisconsin. Viewers can scroll to explore our state, county by county, through the lens of the Snapshot Wisconsin trail camera project.







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