Join Fort Ross Conservancy and Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods as we come together for the statewide movement lead by The California Academy of Sciences to get out to the coast, search for as many creatures as we can find, and share the photos of our discoveries on the website and app, iNaturalist.
We will be meeting at Salt Point State Park at 7 am to witness as much of the - ...more ↓
Join Fort Ross Conservancy and Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods as we come together for the statewide movement lead by The California Academy of Sciences to get out to the coast, search for as many creatures as we can find, and share the photos of our discoveries on the website and app, iNaturalist.
We will be meeting at Salt Point State Park at 7 am to witness as much of the - 1.6 tide at 5:45 am as possible. Free camping will be available at Salt Point to those who Register Here, so bring your tents, sleeping bags, meals, and s’mores ingredients! We will be camping in groups, first 24 to register only will camp for free.
June 24: 7 am - 10 am Tidepooling at Salt Point State Parks ‘Salt Point’ (drive to day use parking at Gerstle Cove, walk to the end of the paved trail), 10:30 am - 1 pm Intro to iNaturalist at Fort Ross State Historic Park, Auditorium, followed by time together in the FRC library to ID species found & upload to iNat. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy!
June 25: 7 am - 10 am Tidepooling at Salt Points Gerstle Cove MPA (park at Gerstle Cove day use, walk down to cove below Visitor Center), 10:30 am - 1 pm collaborative ID - FRC library (optional).
What to bring - Your smart device or camera, rain boots or other shoes ok with getting wet, warm layers, sun hat, sunscreen, lunch, snacks, water. If camping - tent, sleeping bag, more warm layers, camp stove & all cookware, meals, water, firewood is for sale at Salt Point.
Snapshot Cal Coast is a California statewide effort to document our coastal biodiversity and hold a series of BioBlitzes up and down the California Coast, focusing on intertidal zones in marine protected areas (MPAs). We will be working together with the MPA Collaborative Network and other partners to create a "snapshot" in time of where species are located along our coast.
The California Academy of Sciences and the Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network, with funding through the Sustaining California's Ocean program of the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, are coordinating Snapshot Cal Coast 2017.
Contact Sondra Hunter for more info at sondrah@fortross.org
Event brought to you by Fort Ross Conservancy & Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods, in partnership with California State Parks and The California Academy of Sciences.
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