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PART 1: The Bio Blitz March 13 - 27, 2021
Explore your neighborhood, backyard, patio, or inside your home to see what species of plants and animals you can find! Plants and animals can be found anywhere. Even pets, fruits, and vegetables in your home are animals and plants. Download the Seek by iNaturalist app to your smartphone or tablet in the link below. Then, let the fun begin!
Part 1: how to Start?
- Download the iNaturalist Seek app.
- Watch the Crystal Cove Conservancy Clip >>>>>
- Explore your backyard, neighborhood, or home. Take pictures of plants and animal and upload to iNaturalist Seek app.
- Bio Blitz continues through March 27th.
More info on the i-Naturalist Seek app
- To share your observations to our community Bioblitz, create an iNaturalist account on your Seek app and hit the “Post to iNaturalist” button whenever you take a photo of a new species on the Seek app!
- As you identify plants and animals using the Seek app, write down the common name of each species you identify and your observations in a notebook.
PART 2: Project Field Guide March 27 to April 8, 2021
Make a Field Guide in a simple notebook about one of the species you Found exploring your backyard or neighborhood. Write down Observations (smells, sounds, textures, size, or interesting information from Seek) and draw a picture of what you saw. Then you are ready to Share your Field Guide with friends and family and upload your Field Guide to the Community Field Guide! You'll be able to see what others have uploaded too! When you participate, your name will be entered in a drawing to win prizes! Field Guide Slides must be submitted by 5pm on April 8, 2021.
Part 2: More info on How to contribute to the PYLUSD Community Guide
- To contribute to the community guide, check out this link below and follow the instructions in the slideshow!
- Slideshow Instructions: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZjNL1BS0EELaL4wma8pmtyCe8vQDxnzFBfs_F2cNtM0/edit?usp=sharing
- Slideshow Instructions in Spanish: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19GY2-xVXD7aIxedW7OOZPlAXf38QxUqCLnpmnoonDDM/edit?usp=sharing
Part 3: the grand finale! Join us for Virtual Nature Hike on Sat. April 10th
Inside the Outdoors will take us on a virtual nature hike in Carbon Canyon Regional Park. On the trail, we will identify plants and learn about how humans impact the environment. We will discover the importance of biodiversity, and you will have opportunities to ask questions along the way. Prize winners will be announced at this event! Stay tuned. More info will be emailed to the Registrants.
Our Community Partners
As parents, we understand that education unlocks the door to a future filled with possibilities. We encourage families to learn and work together outdoors in nature. In doing so, we plant the seeds that will encourage our children to grow into young adults who are knowledgeable, creative and skilled. They will be prepared to discover, advocate, and implement solutions to improve our world.