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California Biodiversity Bioblitz
September 14 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join this event to celebrate California’s biodiversity and help inform the state’s 30×30 initiative by taking a closer look at nearby nature and documenting your finds on iNaturalist!
UCLA’s Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve and The Malibu Foundation are excited to be collaborating on a Bioblitz for California Biodiversity Week at Stunt Ranch Reserve! A “Bioblitz” is a short outdoor event in which people come together to explore nature and make and share observations of the plants and animals that are living in their communities.
Citizen scientists of all ages are invited to participate in California conservation by hiking at Stunt Ranch Reserve to collect photos of plants and animals so they can be uploaded to the “Find 30 Species Challenge” – a project created on the iNaturalist application. Wildlife observations uploaded to this project will ultimately help inform the state’s “30×30 initiative” – a goal to conserve 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. No prior experience as a naturalist is necessary — just bring a smart device or camera and access the iNaturalist app to join in!
*This free event is open to all ages and all participants will be required to sign a liability waiver before entering the reserve. Participants under 18 years old will need to have parent or guardian sign this wavier.*
Preparation for the event:
- Bring a smart phone or device that can download iNaturalist
- Download the iNaturalist App
- Create a profile on iNaturalist.
- Download Seek by iNaturalist App (optional)
Parking: Parking will be available at the front entrance of the reserve. Spaces are limited, so carpooL if possible. See Parking on the Field Station page for more information: https://stuntranch.ucnrs.org/field-station/.
If you have any questions, please contact Stunt Ranch Assistant Director, David Blake, at dblake0405@g.ucla.edu.