diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45789108f52da4beec08e286ad931de2288d2698..83557f2fffa314afc15b44969b1cf23d2e86039c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,41 +1,16 @@
 # GeoSTAC - Forked CartoCosmos Leaflet webmap with added ability to discover USGS Analysis Ready Data (ARD) holdings using the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs (STAC) API.
 
-Repository for the GeoSTAC Capstone Team.
+## Local Requirements
 
-### Building and running on localhost
-#
-Install conda:
-* [Windows](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/windows.html)
-* [Mac](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/macos.html)
-* [Linux](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/macos.html)
+Anaconda or Miniconda installation
 
-Clone repository
-```sh
-git clone https://github.com/GeoSTAC/CartoCosmos-with-STAC.git
-```
-
-Once the repository is cloned ```cd``` in to the ```app folder```
-ie :
-```sh
-cd cloned_location/GeoSTAC/CartoCosmos/app
-```
-To setup the conda environment run the following command.
-
-```sh
-conda env create -f environment.yml
-```
-
-Once the conda environment is created run the following command to activate it.
-
-```sh
-conda activate GeoSTAC
-```
-
-Then to install the project run
+## Local Development
 
-```sh
-npm install
-```
+- pull and cd into project root
+- build environment in conda: `conda env create -f environment.yml`.  This will create a `GeoSTAC` environment with nodejs
+- activate your conda environment: `conda activate GeoSTAC`
+- run `npm install` from the project root
+- run `npm start` to launch your local development server.  Changes should automatically refresh in the browser
 
 ##### To create a production build:
 
@@ -44,11 +19,3 @@ npm run build
 ```
 
 This will create a folder "dist" with all of the production files needed.
-
-##### To run the development server:
-
-```sh
-npm start
-```
-
-This will open a development server on port 8000 which will automatically compile and update in the browser window on save.
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index ba144e20ea90a2dddd7c3053c5eacd5d1f17d7b9..ab536bb407c0974f5c457e3972858d40c605441d 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
   - defaults
 dependencies:
-  - nodejs=16.13.1=hb931c9a_0
-
+  - nodejs
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index ea7f50e6d8930ce88051afbbc35f1cd3922fb539..bd5674d9f65d6fc027e2c5626275a2d82b93a123 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   name="viewport"
   content="minimum-scale=1, initial-scale=1, width=device-width"
 />
-    <title>CartoCosmos</title>
+    <title>GeoSTAC</title>
 </head>
 <body>
     <div id="map"></div>
diff --git a/src/js/AstroDrawFilterControl.js b/src/js/AstroDrawFilterControl.js
index b1c90827af3cd2624e647000e870640d4c61a339..b77ad8af5d09159a10dfb0523717f76beecf6670 100644
--- a/src/js/AstroDrawFilterControl.js
+++ b/src/js/AstroDrawFilterControl.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export default L.Control.AstroDrawFilterControl = L.Control.Draw.extend({
       bboxCoordArr[1][0],
       bboxCoordArr[1][1]
     ];
-    let queryString = "bbox=" + "[" + bboxArr + "]";
+    let queryString = "bbox=" + bboxArr;
     return queryString;
   },