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CATEGORIES:Native Plant Talks
CREATED:20260816T192419
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:<div class="jev_evdt_desc"><p class="p1">Have you ever come across a native
  plant and wondered&nbsp;about its role in the ecosystem? Community science
  offers&nbsp;a way to turn those observations into meaningful data that&nbs
 p;support research and conservation. In this talk, Dr. Merav&nbsp;Vonshak w
 ill share examples from BioBlitz events and&nbsp;other local projects, and 
 show how iNaturalist can help&nbsp;document plant diversity and track chang
 es over time. She&nbsp;will discuss why this work matters, how easy it is t
 o&nbsp;participate and a few practical tips for using iNaturalist&nbsp;effe
 ctively.</p><p class="p1"><b>Dr. Merav Vonshak</b><span>&nbsp;</span>is an 
 ecologist, naturalist, and citizen&nbsp;science organizer based in the San 
 Francisco Bay Area.&nbsp;She studied ant ecology during her PhD and postdoc
 toral&nbsp;research and today her work emphasizes connecting&nbsp;communiti
 es with local biodiversity. She is the founder of&nbsp;BioBlitz Club, a gra
 ssroots initiative that brings volunteers&nbsp;<span>ogether to document pl
 ants and wildlife in parks and&nbsp;</span>preserves. She also leads the Ne
 wt Patrol, a community&nbsp;group dedicated to monitoring the decline of ne
 wt&nbsp;populations near Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos and&nbsp;efforts 
 to save them.</p></div>
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