Help us gather critical biodiversity data from the California Coast June 1st-June 30th for the 9th annual Snapshot Cal Coast

For the entire month of June, we are asking people to get out to tidepools, docks, marinas, and harbors near them and document as many species as they can. You can find events near you here: https://www.calacademy.org/calcoast

Of course, Snapshot Cal Coast is not only tidepools but all coastal habitats, and we would love any and all observations from anywhere along the coast.

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/snapshot-cal-coast-2024

TAKE PART in the CITY NATURE Challenge! Document NATURE Where People Live! April 26-29th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ8w9kPreKs

This year marks the fifth annual celebration of California Biodiversity Day since it was first established in 2018. Since then, several executive orders and other actions by the Newsom Administration – such as the Pathways to 30x30 strategy, California’s initiative to conserve 30 percent of lands and coastal waters by 2030 – have built on this foundation to understand and protect California’s unique and precious natural resources.

https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/49154-celebrate-california-s-5th-annual-biodiversity-day-with-more-than-60-events-at-more-than-40-california-state-parks

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ca-biodiversity-week-2023-find-30-species-for-ca-30x30

The National Nature Assessment, slated to be completed in 2026, will be the largest assessment of water, land and wildlife in the U.S.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2386483-the-us-is-doing-its-biggest-ever-survey-of-nature-and-wildlife/

California? Participating is easy! 1. Join this project. 2. Download the iNaturalist app on your phone. 3. During CA Biodiversity Week, find and photograph at least 30 wild species in California. Your observations will automatically end up in this project!

Your observations of plants, animals, fungi, and other species in California will help inform the California 30x30 initiative, to conserve 30% of California's lands and coastal waters by 2030. Go out and explore your neighborhood or local park, take a hike or explore the coast, or join in one of the many CA Biodiversity Week events being held across the state!

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ca-biodiversity-week-2023-find-30-species-for-ca-30x30

The San Pedro-based Marine Mammal Care Center is in need of donations and volunteers as it combats an algae bloom that has killed or sickened more than 1,000 creatures.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt9cqVSLs1c&pp=ygUTY2FsaWZvcm5pYSB3aWxkbGlmZQ%3D%3D

Snapshot CalCoast is June 17-July 9! Help us document California's incredible biodiversity on your own or at a bioblitz event near you.
For two weeks every year, 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 many other partners—mobilizes communities from Del Norte to San Diego to make and share observations of plants, animals, and seaweeds along the California coast using the iNaturalist app. By creating a real-time, statewide snapshot of current species ranges, we're building a community of observers that provides valuable data for scientists at local, regional, and state levels, and answering targeted research questions in support of California Marine Protected Areas.

https://www.calacademy.org/calcoast?amp

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/snapshot-cal-coast-2023

The second-ever California State Parks Week runs from June 14-18. Here are some of the best things to do.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/06/08/california-state-parks-week-forest-bathing-butterfly-seed-bomb-making-and-other-events/

The World Series of urban nature is here.

The City Nature Challenge is an annual competition that mobilizes communities to document as many species of plant, animal and other types of critters in a four-day period. This year’s event begins Friday and closes on Monday.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-city-nature-challenge-urban-biodiversity-inaturalist/

San Diego Natural History Museum presentation on the
Border BioBlitz.

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