BioBlitz - Ocean Song-Myers
Description
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Be a community scientist! Help us learn more about the species that live on our Ocean Song Preserve. This information will be added to our preserve's species list and will help information management decisions and educational opportunities in the future.
During this day, we will catalog as many species as possible on our Ocean Song - Myers preserve. Naturalists and nature-lovers of all experiences and ages are welcome. You do not need to have previous experience with species identification or iNaturalist. Our staff will teach you how to use iNaturalist and how to identify a variety of species. iNaturalists' robust audience of naturalists and its AI image analysis software can also help us with some of the more difficult classifications that our staff can't identify.
Before attending this event, please download iNaturalist application to your phone (iPhone, Android) and create an iNaturalist account. For more basic information, please review this Bioblitz Flier and watch a basic tutorial video on identifying species with iNaturalist
Tasks for the day include:
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Hiking on and off trails.
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Taking photos of various plant, animal, fungi species, or other species
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Recording and identifying plants, animals, fungi, and other species
Where to Meet: We'll meet at 10am at the large, red-roof barn next to the dirt parking lot.
Directions to Ocean Song – From the town of Occidental, head west on Coleman Valley Rd for 1.8 Miles. At the stop sign, turn right to remain on Coleman Valley Rd and continue an additional 3.4 miles to the main entrance to the preserve (19100 Coleman Valley Road), which will be on your left. Look for the LandPaths' sign in the driveway. Staff or volunteers will direct you towards the barn and parking area.
Does rain mean the workday is cancelled? The stewardship workday will move forward if there is a light drizzle, but a torrential rainstorm will cancel. Please call 707-544-7284 (then press 1) after 7am the morning of the stewardship day if the weather feels questionable. If you don't hear a notice of cancellation on the outgoing voice message, the stewardship day is moving forward.
What to Bring With You:
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Smartphone with the iNaturalist application.
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Picnic lunch, snacks & plenty of water, backpack to hold your gear
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Sturdy boots or shoes that can get muddy
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Long pants recommended
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Work gloves
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Hat and sunscreen
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Optional, but encouraged: species identification books and guides.
What else do you need to know?
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You will be asked to sign a liability waiver.
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No stewardship or volunteer workday experience is necessary!
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There is a restroom on the property.
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There is no potable water available on the property.
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No pets or smoking.
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No overnight camping allowed at the property.
We are excited to team up with you and take care of the land together!
