A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz, scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to … Read more
Nocturnal Serenades (2024 CNC Weekend)
Soundscapes are auditory landscapes that encapsulate the diverse and harmonious interplay of ambient sounds, from the wildlife to the non-biological, creating a rich and immersive sonic environment. Venture out on this auditory experience with Jack Hines, Soundscape Ecologist at Ear … Read more
Naturalist Training – iNaturalist Projects + Serpentine Grasslands – RESCHEDULED
Join Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and BioBlitz Club for the 5th installment of their Naturalist Training series. Learn more and register for tickets here. This webinar is presented by Merav Vonshak and Paul Heiple. The focus of this presentation will … Read more
November BioBlitz at Don Edwards
Come join us out in the beautiful tidal marsh areas of Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge to learn about the Refuge and the iNaturalist App. We welcome beginners as well as experienced users of the iNaturalist app. Learn … Read more
iNaturalist Strikes Out on Its Own
With the help of a $10 million startup grant iNaturalist has separated from the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society and become its own independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Albany Bulb Birding Bioblitz
Join Wholly H2O for a fun adventure at the Albany Bulb! Get ready to have tons of fun showing off your documenting and observing skills by capturing the local birds. Check out iNaturalist to see other bird species our community … Read more
How Your Beach Photos Are Helping CA Scientists: Snapshot Cal Coast 2022
This year’s Snapshot Cal Coast featured 4,083 people logging 46,683 observations of almost 4,000 species into the iNaturalist app from June 13 to July 4.
New Colony of a Rare Stingless Bee, Once Presumed Absent from California, Found By a Four-Year-Old in Palo Alto
Entomologists thought the Brazilian bee Plebeia emerina had disappeared in California in the 1950s. But two colonies were rediscovered in Palo Alto in 2013, and now a four-year-old has found two more.
After More Than One Million Nature Observations Worldwide, the Most Common Sighting Was …
After 50,000 people made nearly 1.3 million observations worldwide, what was the most common species found in the Bay Area and in the world?
The City Nature Challenge, Modified, Returns
The global species-finding competition returns on April 24, minus the competition.