Celebrate California Biodiversity Day with more than 60 events at over 40 California State Parks
- CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
- Posted On
California State Parks invites the public to become community scientists and celebrate California Biodiversity Day, Sept. 7.
More than 40 parks statewide will be hosting more than 60 special events and engaging activities all week long from Sept. 2 to 10.
The public is also invited to a friendly bioblitz competition to see who can record the highest number of species of plants and animals in California’s State Park System. Humboldt Redwoods State Park currently holds the record of 380 species identified in 2022.
Join the bioblitz for Clear Lake State Park here.
This year marks the fifth annual celebration of California Biodiversity Day since it was first established in 2018.
Since then, several executive orders and other actions by the Newsom Administration — such as the Pathways to 30x30 strategy, California’s initiative to conserve 30 percent of lands and coastal waters by 2030 — have built on this foundation to understand and protect California’s unique and precious natural resources.
Using the free iNaturalist app, participants can use their smartphones to record the different species of animals, insects, plants, fungi and more thriving within the parks.
The photographs and locations of species captured during the bioblitzes in iNaturalist will help monitor the presence and range of species and contribute to an overall understanding of California’s extraordinary biodiversity.