Help us take ecological data on the LA watershed [Update]

[Ariel Levi Simons]

Want to help monitor the ecological health of the Los Angeles watershed?

No wait, where are you going?  Come back.

On Saturday July 30th we're running a Bioblitz at three locations along the LA river and one along the Arroyo Seco, and you're invited to help us take data.

What's a bioblitz?

It's where we'll be taking soil and water samples along the LA river to send back to our lab in Santa Cruz for DNA sequencing, which will help us identify the presence of everything from bacteria to coyotes along the river.  We'll also be using the iNaturalist app to help identify and tag photos of wildlife in the area as well.

Sounds great, what do I do?

You see the flyer attached to this email?  Open it for more details.  Please keep in mind that there are separate registration links for each monitoring site.  You can register for more than one if you want too.

We have also just updated the location for Sepulveda Basin so that it's more accessible.

If you have questions please email me, I'll be right here doing science stuff.

Thanks,

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Ariel Levi Simons