Explore Pepperwood, Contribute to Science with your Smart Phone

Join us for a workshop to learn to discover and record plant and wildlife sightings in our local habitats at the Pepperwood Preserve.  Participants will be introduced to the iNaturalist.org, and learn how citizen scientists can contribute to a regional assessment of Bay Area biodiversity. This workshop is appropriate for participants 14 and older and registration is required. You do not need a smart phone to participate. To register or learn more contact Joel Cervantes, 591-9310, jcervantes@pepperwoodpreserve.org.

Record, share, and verify species observations at Pepperwood Preserve in this hands-on workshop. Participants will learn about Pepperwood's Vital Signs Project on iNaturalist.org. They will then explore and collect information about the flora and fauna of Pepperwood with staff and other citizen scientists. After the workshop, participants will be able keep making observations and tracking them on-line, and share this data with scientists world-wide.

iNaturalist.org is a social network that enhances awareness of biodiversity and collects critical data for conservation planning. Participants record, share and verify observations to track species and promote exploration of the natural world. Users can access an illustrated biodiversity atlas of species from their region and have experts within the community review and verify uncertain observations.