Calflora is a website used to help anyone (from land managers to expert botanists and average Joes alike) learn more about California's wild flora. This event will cover the many features of the Calflora website and will also touch on the Calflora Observer Pro smartphone app. Equipped with this knowledge, participants will put their new skills to the test as they go out to their backyards and local natural areas in their neighborhoods to identify and/or make observations of plants for the Calflora database. Watch recorded event here: Citizen Science: Exploring California's Plants Using Calflora May 8, 2020
Leader
Makayla Freed, Youth Corp Intern Conservationist, Conservation Works. Makayla is also a long-time Fairfield Osborn Preserve Naturalist, volunteer, and former Land Steward for the Center, as well as a UC California naturalist. She is a plant enthusiast who plans to study botany in the near future.
Logistics
No previous experience or knowledge is required. This event is recommended for ages 13 and up.
Please visit calflora.org and install the Calflora Observer Pro app on your smartphone, including registering for an account, before attending the event if possible.
Zoom meeting details will be sent to you upon registration. If you have not used Zoom before, please allow time to download and install the application before the event. Please log-in a few minutes early, as it may take more than one attempt if servers are busy.
How to Sign Up
Register at the link below. Each participant should register separately. Registration is free.
About the Center
Sonoma State University’s Center for Environmental Inquiry empowers university students to work with community members on the environmental challenges of the North Bay. Our mission is to create an engaged and environmentally ready society, one where all people have the skills to find solutions to the challenges facing our earth. SSU Preserves are open to everyone engaged in education or research. Reservations are required.