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Welcome to our ongoing effort to catalog citizen science and other public participation in scientific research (PPSR) projects for UC California Naturalists and other citizen scientists.  We invite you to browse the listed projects or enter key words (like birds, youth, invasive, coast, Alameda, etc.) in the search box above to find projects in your area. It's a great way to stay involved and keep developing your skills as a natural scientist!

A vast majority of the information in the database was gathered from project websites and may be out of date. We encourage you to contact projects directly to get involved and learn about most recent opportunities. If you work with a listed project and would like to add to, update, or correct the information we have, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu. Also, please consider filling out the "PPSR perspectives" survey. Click here to access the survey, which will help guide this project in the coming year.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

Special thanks goes to the National Science Foundation Informal Science Education program and the Stephen J. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for supporting this database of projects.

Don Edwards SF Bay BioBlitz

  • Organization Name
    Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge
  • Project Website
  • Organization Website
  • Partners
    iNaturalist
  • Contact Name
    N / A
  • Contact Email
    sfbaynwrc@fws.gov
  • Contact Phone
    510-792-0222
  • Other Contact Information

    Download the BioBlitz Flyer: http://www.fws.gov/desfbay/iNaturalist_Instructions.pdf

    USFWS Volunteer Coordinators: Alviso Refuge (408) 262-5513 x 100; Fremont Refuge (510) 792-0222 x 361

    Join the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SanFranciscoBayNWRComplex

  • Project Purpose (taken from project materials)

    Help scientists track species behavior on our refuge. Volunteer identification might confirm that a poorly studied population of species still persists, or might make a new discovery outside of the known range.

  • Participant Activities

    Visit the park during the 24-hour BioBlitz in December, take photos of animals, insects, or plants, then upload them through the iNaturalist website to the Don Edwards SF Bay NWR Inventory.

  • Data Entry
    • Website
    • Cell Phone
  • Other Participant Activities

    Biologist or field researchers can join as a curator

  • System Studied
    • Mammals
    • Plants
    • Invertebrates
  • Geographic Scope
    Local
  • Region
    Alameda
  • Location
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR
  • Location - Map
    Don Edwards S. F. Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555
  • Time Commitment
    • Once a year
  • Volunteer Qualifications

    Mus be able to upload pictures through personal computer or smart phone

  • Volunteer Training

    Training materials on use of iNaturalist website are available

  • Cost to Participant
    N / A
  • How will the findings be used?

    Data will help create the Don Edwards SF Bay Species Guide: http://www.inaturalist.org/places/3244

  • Other Information

    the 2011 BioBlitz was held from 2pm, December 10th, to 2pm December 11th.

  • Photo
    N / A
  • last update:
    N / A

If you work with this project and would like to add to or update the information below, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

This database is focused on projects in California focused on the environment. For opportunities outside California, as well as national projects that don't have a California-specific components, check http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects.