Sampling on SDC

Gentlepeople,

Please join me for some fieldwork this weekend at the SDC if you are able. We have permission to do biological surveys (using iNaturalist) on the otherwise closed property. I will need to let the SDC Police know how many of us there will be, and we will maintain physical distancing or wear masks.

I plan to get there early ~6:00 on Saturday (parking at the SEC) engage in bird photography, hike to some vernal pools to check what's flowering, then catch inverts using beating sheet and sweep net to document some of the smaller critters. There are so many species of under-sampled insects around here that I was able to find a couple of things not known (on iNaturalist) from Sonoma County in my tiny hard-worn yard this weekend. Having others along to help with all of this, plus focus on whatever taxa interest you, would be greatly appreciated! If some of you are willing to split up, I think that would be wise, and would certainly help to cover more ground. I will give everyone helping out a letter to show to the SDC Police -stating that you are there as a Sonoma Ecology Center research volunteer- in case you are stopped. The forecast high is 70, so it should be lovely for field work.

You are more than welcome to come later than I do. I will likely stay until at least 12:30PM, and you can stay later if you wish. I will keep my phone on, my number is 207-440-0062. Please do let me know if you can make it.

Best wishes,
Dan

Posted on 30 de abril de 2020, 03:37 AM by dlevitis