The fourth annual BioBlitz with Family Activities hosted by Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships is on July 21 at U.C. Berkeley Sagehen Creek Field Station. Bring your smartphone and enthusiasm to look for birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies, insects, spiders, trees and flowers within the Sagehen Creek Field Station.
A BioBlitz is a detailed study of biodiversity in a specific location over a specified period of time, bringing experts and volunteers together. People of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Participants will work from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in small groups and be guided by expert ornithologists, entomologists, botanists, biologists and naturalists to different search zones to identify the flora and fauna of the field station area.
Participants will enter observations in iNaturalist app and maintain eBird lists. Guests should have the free app downloaded to his or her smartphones before arrival. Contact Lynn Hori at lynnhori@gmail.com or Janet Zipkin at jzzipkin@gmail.com with questions. | Register eventbrite.ca/e/2018
