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BIOBLITZ INFO
& I N AT U R A L I S T T R A I N I N G

       D E N I S E C A S T R O - E D U C AT I O N & O U T R E A C H A S S O C I AT E
            S E T H A D A M S - L A N D C O N S E R VAT I O N D I R E C T O R
               SEAN BURKE - LAND PROGRAMS DIREC TOR

Whose land are you
       on?
How can you find out?

  native-land.ca

Art Bonwell
             Founded in 1971

Dr. Mary Bowerman

Important Dates
A p r i l 1 3 t h 5 : 3 0 - 6 : 3 0 P M – B i o B l i t z I n fo & i N at u ra l i st
Tra i n i n g

A p r i l 1 6 t h – 3 0 t h B i o B l i t z ( N O R EG I S T R AT I O N N E E DE D)

May 5 t h 4 - 6 P M – B i o B l i t z D e b r i ef ( ZO O M)
S I G N U P T H RO U G H E V E N T B R I T E

W H AT ’ S A B I O B L I T Z ?
A 24-hour resource sur vey

   WHY HOLD A BIOBLITZ?
Helps establish baseline
information on species

Find new or rare/endangered
species in old or new places

Shows change

Introduce people to a new area

Brings communities together

PAST BIOBLITZ EVENTS
14 BioBlitz events since 2007

24 hours long

Specific location in the Mount
Diablo region

Overnight camping

Stations set up

Save Mount Diablo’s 2022
 Dispersed BioBlitz
• 2nd year focusing on the SCU
  Lightning Complex
• April 16th – 30th (2 weeks) at anytime
• Visit burn sites with public access
  (following COVID-19 and park agency
  guidelines)
• No time commitment
• No trespassing on private lands – if
  BioBlitzing on public roads, make sure
  to stay on the roadside
• No services in areas
• Leave No Trace

50 Observations in Celebration of 50 Years!
We’re giving BioBlitz shirts away in celebration of Save
Mount Diablo’s 50th Anniversary!
How to get a Fire Footprint BioBlitz t-shirt:
1. Upload 50 observations (different species) onto
   iNaturalist
2. Send a link to your iNaturalist list or download your
   iNaturalist list and email it to Denise Castro at
   dcastro@savemountdiablo.org
3. We’ll mail you a shirt and some fun swag!

SCU Lightning Complex
  Fire Footprint
• Northern Diablo Range

• 396,624 acres

• 4th largest wildfire in CA history

• Aug. 18th, 2020 – Oct. 1, 2020
  (44 days)

• Burned in 5 counties (Alameda,
  Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San
  Joaquin, Stanislaus)

• Approx. 20 separate fires broken
  into 3 zones (Deer Zone, Canyon
  Zone, Calaveras Zone)

Diablo Range Revealed
• 3 year-long project

• Explores the impact of
  the SCU Lightning
  Complex on the
  northern section of the
  Diablo Range

• Follow the adventure
  on our website:
www.savemountdiablo.org/learn/
diablo-range-revealed/

Burn Areas
 Deer Zone Fire
• East of Mount Diablo

• About 3,000 acres (similar in
  size to 2013 Morgan Fire)

• Morgan Territory Regional
  Preserve – Miwok trail closed

• Round Valley Regional Preserve

• Los Vaquero Reservoir – Miwok
  trail closed

Mission Peak/Sunol Regional Wilderness

Henry W. Coe
 State Park

Minniear Day Use Area (Frank Raines)

Public Roads
• Many pullouts along
  the public roads to
  safely stop at

• Most of the land in
  the area is private –
  no trespassing

• Weak to no cell signal
  throughout the roads

Partnering with CNPS!
Fire Followers Project
      Upload observations onto CNPS iNaturalist project

What is iNaturalist?

How does iNaturalist work?

                             1.   Take a clear photo to
                                  make an observation
                             2.   iNaturalist will give you
                                  a suggestion for ID
                             3.   Pick from the list or
                                  type in your own ID
                             4.   Hit “share” to upload to
                                  iNaturalist

Turning photos into data

Benefits of Being on iNaturalist
1. Learn a lot!
2. Help others ID species
3. Can explore observations
   in the region
4. Interact with experts
                               Mount Diablo
5. Being part of the “big”
   picture
6. We share this planet with
   LOTS of species

1. Create an account (it’s free!)

Join the CNPS iNaturalist Project

                                Note: Can record animals
                                and fungi (not just plants)

Start uploading observations

Adding Observations on Phone

• Observation will
  automatically get
  uploaded to the SCU
  Lightning Complex
  Project

What if I don’t have a photo?
• No problem!
• Observations not required to have photos

I’m no expert!   Privacy concerns

Wildlife concerns

H ow to m a ke b ette r
 o bse r vat i o n s
• Take identifiable photos- Make sure the photo is in
  focus
• Take photos of single species (instead of
  landscape photos)
• Take multiple photos & from different angles
• Make sure to note down the date of observation
• Make sure the observation’s location is correct
  (can be obscured)

Wait, what do              When is someone going
you call that?             to ID this?
Purslane

   pigweed, little
   hogweed, red root,
   pursley, moss rose,
   verdolaga, pourpeir ,
   ‘akulikuli

Portulaca oleracea

BioBlitz Debrief
• Thursday, May 5th

• 4-6 PM

• BioBlitz highlights from
  experts and naturalists

• Sign up through Eventbrite

       Upload 50 observations in celebration of Save Mount
       Diablo’s 50th Anniversary and get a free BioBlitz shirt!

Have fun BioBlitzing!

Denise Castro, Education & Outreach Associate
dcastro@savemountdiablo.org