Take the 2023 California Biodiversity Week Challenge: Find 30 Species for CA 30x30!

September 2-10, can you document 30 wild species in California? Participating is easy! 1. Sign up for (or sign in to) iNaturalist and 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!

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

We need YOU to help us spread the word about Pollinator Week (JUNE 19-25, 2023)! Download the official Pollinator Week Logo and share it with your friends and colleagues on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week/logos

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/

UC Berkeley entomologist Kipling Will discovered a specimen of Bembidion brownorum while sampling for insects near Freshwater Creek on former Gov. Jerry Brown’s ranch. The species had not been observed by scientists in more than 55 years.

https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/03/27/rare-beetle-rediscovered-after-55-years-named-in-honor-of-jerry-brown/

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

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ca-state-parks-bioblitzes-for-ca-biodiversity-day-2022

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/california-biodiversity-day-2022-san-diego-river-park-foundation

The National Park Service is celebrating Great American Outdoors Day.

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

From July 16-23, join the #Odolympics. You can participate using the #INaturalist and #OdonataCentral apps. Learn how to participate in the following video.

Odonata Central: https://www.odonatacentral.org/odolympics/#/

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/odolympics-july-2022

National Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. It's a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. Use these resources to help you celebrate and promote your involvement in this year’s #PollinatorWeek!

https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week/pollinator-week-resources

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