SMC Office of Sustainability

Date and Time: Saturday, February 17, 2018, 9AM - 1PM

Location:
EV South Bay Office
1210 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Join a large host of environmental organizations in the Bay Area for a big Bioblitz in the Palo Alto Baylands!

Come out to the Baylands for a day of community science and discovery at the Bioblitz. Bring your smart phone or camera and collect observations of plants, animals, birds and bugs found in the Baylands.

A Bioblitz is an intensive one-day study of biodiversity in a specific location, bringing scientists and community members together. People of all ages and skill levels are welcome. We’ll teach you how to enter observations in iNaturalist, and we’ll have lots of people to help answer your questions. At the end, we’ll join together to find out how many observations we made and how many species we found.

For more information about the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/palo-alto-baylands-bioblitz-2018-tickets-42...

Cost: Free! Open to the public. Parking is free and plentiful.

Tips for the day:
- Download the iNaturalist app and create an iNaturalist account ahead of time. Once you do that, join the Baylands Bioblitz 2018 project at https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/palo-alto-baylands-bioblitz-2018.
- Bring snacks and water.
- Camera, binoculars, magnifying glass, notebook are all good things to bring.
- Dress appropriately for the weather. We go rain or shine.

Waivers: Everyone who participates must sign a waiver. For minors (under 18), a parent or guardian must sign the waiver. Waivers will be available at the Nature Center on the day of the bioblitz.

Sponsored by the City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto Open Space, Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Environmental Volunteers, Grassroots Ecology, Canopy, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, Save the Bay, and the California Academy of Sciences.
For more information, email open.space@cityofpaloalto.org or call the Baylands Ranger Station at 650-617-3156. Or call Environmental Volunteers at 650-493-8000.