Casual Observations and Tips
Hello Bioblitzers!,
The bioblitz is in less than three days! However, there are some things that need to be addressed.
First, if you have an organism that falls in any of these categories, please OBSCURE the organism and all of your observations around them. These include:
Endangered plants, animals, fungi, etc.
Plants that are easily poached(Sundews(Drosera), orchids, pitcher plants(Sarracenia/Ńepenthes), etc)
Globally rare organisms - Endemic to a certain location, state, country, or world; declining rapidly, only found in a very specific kind of habitat
For animals, sanctuaries that are protected and where they have endangered animals
Locations that are not known to the public
Your house-if you want, or a friend or family member´s house
Next, if an organism is captive or cultivated, please mark Captive on the app/computer. These DO NOT count for the bioblitzes. Please be aware that if you take 100 pictures of your cute dogs and upload them, or 1000 pictures of the garden flowers around the neighborhood, they will not count towards the leaderboards and rankings. Examples of organisms that should be marked captive/cultivated are shown below.
Garden plants
Pets-no matter if it is exotic, native, or just a cute puppy.
Humans and human-made items
Trees planted by people
Seeds scattered by people that grow into plants
Vegetables/fruits in the supermarket that you did not witness being picked
Seafood and fish at your market that you did not witness being caught
Zoo animals
Specimens without date and time collected and location collected
Organisms that should NOT be marked captive/cultivated are shown below.
Wild organisms
Weeds in gardens
Escaped pets and zoo animals
Specimens that are marked with date, time, and location
Waifs- escaped garden plants(includes garden plants growing outside of the intended garden, growing in a different yard, growing in preserves, forests, swamps, etc.)
Hopefully this helps. Good Luck on the bioblitz!
Thanks,
Robby
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We, too, are expected to reach 106 degrees in Northern CA on 9-6-2020, however I commit to going out early and adding observations (if we aren't in unhealthy air quality due to wildfire smoke). I joined the project -- do I understand correctly that I do not need to mark each observation as part of the project, but they will automatically be added? THANK YOU admins! -- Sarah Reid, the WildMare64
@wildmare64 , correct! Once you joined the project your observations made on 6th Sept will be automatically added. Perhaps those unable to go out in the heat (quite understandable) you can help with identifications if you're familiar with specific taxa. We look forward to your observations!
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