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CATEGORIES:Native Plant Talks
CREATED:20260424T175008
SUMMARY:From Noticing Nature to Conservation: How iNaturalist and Community Science Can Make a Difference A talk by Dr. Merav Vonshak
LOCATION:Los Altos Library Orchard Room\, 13 S. San Antonio Rd.\, Los Altos
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever come across a native plant and wondered about its role in the
  ecosystem? Community science offers a way to turn those observations into 
 meaningful data that support research and conservation. In this talk, Dr. M
 erav Vonshak will share examples from BioBlitz events and other local proje
 cts, and show how iNaturalist can help document plant diversity and track c
 hanges over time. She will discuss why this work matters, how easy it is to
  participate and a few practical tips for using iNaturalist effectively.\nD
 r. Merav Vonshak is an ecologist, naturalist, and citizen science organizer
  based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She studied ant ecology during her Ph
 D and postdoctoral research and today her work emphasizes connecting commun
 ities with local biodiversity. She is the founder of BioBlitz Club, a grass
 roots initiative that brings volunteers ogether to document plants and wild
 life in parks and preserves. She also leads the Newt Patrol, a community gr
 oup dedicated to monitoring the decline of newt populations near Lexington 
 Reservoir in Los Gatos and efforts to save them.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="p1">Have you ever come across a native plant and wondered&nbsp;ab
 out its role in the ecosystem? Community science offers&nbsp;a way to turn 
 those observations into meaningful data that&nbsp;support research and cons
 ervation. In this talk, Dr. Merav&nbsp;Vonshak will share examples from Bio
 Blitz events and&nbsp;other local projects, and show how iNaturalist can he
 lp&nbsp;document plant diversity and track changes over time. She&nbsp;will
  discuss why this work matters, how easy it is to&nbsp;participate and a fe
 w practical tips for using iNaturalist&nbsp;effectively.</p><p class="p1"><
 b>Dr. Merav Vonshak</b> is an ecologist, naturalist, and citizen&nbsp;scien
 ce organizer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.&nbsp;She studied ant ecol
 ogy during her PhD and postdoctoral&nbsp;research and today her work emphas
 izes connecting&nbsp;communities with local biodiversity. She is the founde
 r of&nbsp;BioBlitz Club, a grassroots initiative that brings volunteers&nbs
 p;<span style="caret-color: auto;">ogether to document plants and wildlife 
 in parks and&nbsp;</span>preserves. She also leads the Newt Patrol, a commu
 nity&nbsp;group dedicated to monitoring the decline of newt&nbsp;population
 s near Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos and&nbsp;efforts to save them.</p>
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