Help us track native California plant and animal species by taking and submitting photos close to the Vernal Equinox (the start of Spring)!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-opportunity-spring-equinox-self-guided-bioblitz-at-the-refuge-tickets-508033701477

San Diego Natural History Museum (iNat) talk on the
Border BioBlitz.

https://1830.blackbaudhosting.com/1830/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=c5506e13-d106-4d7d-85b4-d8ca979908b4

Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds.

https://www.birdcount.org/participate/

What lives in the Los Angeles river, and how healthy is it? Join Protecting Our River (PoUR) on Saturday January 28th as we bioblitz the Los Angeles river, from the San Fernando Valley to the Pacific Ocean, taking the data needed to help answer this question.

Please contact Levi Simons (alsimons@ucsc.edu) to sign up and ask questions!

https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/e/2PACX-1vRub6JHYOWIpsfVtc6U7MluZYzPf_OUfBJK08UpqcTdYsMMkUCdQvoCtCqK38dreLSYDXaADTF6IeTg/pub

Participatory-science projects bring amateurs and experts together to collect and crunch data, and even design research.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02921-3

This year is the fourth celebration of California Biodiversity Day, which takes place every Sept 7th with events from Sept 3rd - 11th.

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/california-biodiversity-day-2022-events

https://www.calacademy.org/community-science/california-biodiversity?amp

The National Park Service is celebrating Great American Outdoors Day.

https://www.thrillist.com/amphtml/news/nation/national-parks-free-admission-day-august

But nature has adapted in ways that are complicating their efforts. While the salt ponds have undeniably had negative impacts on many species, including threatened Ridgway’s rails (Rallus obsoletus), they have unintentionally benefited others, like canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) and buffleheads (Bucephala albeola), which overwinter on the shallow pools.

https://www.kqed.org/science/1979865/migratory-birds-return-as-salt-ponds-heal-documenting-a-damaged-world-in-transition

Snapshot Cal Coast is an annual California statewide community science effort that encourages people to make and share observations of plants, animals, and seaweeds along the California coast using the iNaturalist app. Led by the California Academy of Sciences with support from the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the MPA (Marine Protected Area) Collaborative Network, and an array of other partners, we are creating a valuable snapshot in time of where species are located along our coast.

https://www.calacademy.org/calcoast

Join us in celebrating Black Birders Week 2022 by getting outside, spending time with community, and learning about the birds of the East Bay. This is a week-long program series that runs from Sun, May 29 to Sat, June 4.

https://www.ebparks.org/black-birders-week-2022