Bioblitz Walk: Sacramento River

Sunday, April 27, 2025, 9 am – 11 am at Sacramento River Southside Trail

This second walk will follow the easily accessed paved trail on the south side of the Sacramento river and will highlight the abundant biodiversity that can exist in an urban environment. A previous bioblitz walk on this trail yielded numerous observations of native plants, fungi, birds, insects, reptiles, and arachnids. There is much to observe on this popular trail, and participants will surely not be disappointed. 

To join, please sign up via THIS FORM so we can contact you with updates or any change in plans. The meeting location will be sent once you fill out the form. Contact juliet@ecoshasta.org for any questions.

City Nature Challenge Bioblitz Walks

Shasta Environmental Alliance hike leader Juliet Malik is excited to co-host two iNaturalist Bioblitz walks with local naturalist/birdwatcher Ross Schaefer for the Shasta County City Nature Challenge event between April 25 – April 28. A bioblitz is a community science activity and is defined as “a communal effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible.” Scientists all over the world use this data for research and conservation. This is the first time Shasta County has had an official project for the City Nature Challenge since its inception in 2016. 

If you are asking if this is something you can do, the answer is yes! 

To participate:

• Join one or both of the events (use the form for each individual event)
• Download the iNaturalist app on your mobile device, create an account, and familiarize yourself with how it works. Check out this page for tutorials.
• Bring a camera –a cell phone works great and makes uploading observations easy. Cameras with telephoto lenses are great for capturing birds.