The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is calling on LA County K-12 students to submit images of wildlife and nature — both in L.A. and all over the world. From now until Sept. 30, submit images for a chance to win prizes. The contest will complement the upcoming Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opening at the museum on August 19.
Some great news to get you through the week: California beats its goals for cutting greenhouse gases a full four years before the target year of 2020! The California Air Resources Board reports the 2016 carbon emissions were 13 percent below the peak level recorded in 2004, while the state's economy grew by 26 percent.
Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators, parents, and community leaders working with youth from preschool through grade 12. PLT activities use the environment to engage learners – both outside and indoors. Several California Naturalist partners have integrated PLT activities and PLT educator certification into their CalNat course. Here CalNat Inland Empire course participants with Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District explore food webs and how to conduct this hands-onPLT activity with others.
#CalNat had the pleasure of participating in Nudibranch Camp this last weekend, a University and Jepson Herbaria - UC Berkeley workshop with California Academy of Sciences Citizen Science program co-directors Dr. Rebecca Johnson and Alison Young. We had a great time and learned so much! All 28 species we found are documented in the "Intertidal Biodiversity ?Project at Pillar Point" on iNaturalist.org. The next time you go tidepooling, you can download an iNat guide on "California Sea Slugs - Nudibranchs and opisthobranchs" here. Check out Jepson's remaining 2018 workshops here.
You'll never look at a leaf the same... Travel Deep Inside a Leaf - Annotated Version | California Academy of Sciences