<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Check out this cool opportunity to get involved in the CALeDNA project! I did it a couple of years ago and it was a fun and educational experience. </div><div><br></div><div>Hope you're all having a great summer so far!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Annika</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 1:03 PM Wendy Bussiere <<a href="mailto:wbussier@ucsc.edu">wbussier@ucsc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello LA River Advocates and Enthusiasts,<div><br><div><a href="https://ucedna.com/" target="_blank">CALeDNA</a> researchers are continuing their study of the <span>LA</span> <span>River</span>- what's in the water and soil? </div><div><br></div>Levi Simons is a postdoc working with UC Santa Cruz on a number of research projects involving environmental DNA. One of the projects involves long-term monitoring of biodiversity in the Los Angeles watershed. Levi and CALeDNA are collecting, preserving and sequencing DNA extracted from soil and water samples to map out biodiversity across California.</div><div><br><div><b>Join us for a community science project on July 15th</b>. We're looking for volunteers to help collect soil and water <span>samples</span> with our team, at four locations along the <span>LA</span> <span>River</span> and Arroyo Seco. We're also looking for folks to take photos of species, as we are going to be comparing environmental DNA with<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" target="_blank"> iNaturalist</a> results. Gather your friends and family for a fun day along the <span>river</span>! <div><br>Sites and Times:<br>Sepulveda Basin: 10am - 12pm<br>Arroyo Seco: 10am - 12pm<br>Bowtie Parcel: 2pm - 4pm<br>Long Beach: 2pm - 4pm<br><br></div><div>Check out <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSfWs9v-wRnunqrPIaFpL5XfWhBVrjytXPj7-rU8V_MgCFDn7ObUiMHxb5OQpK2TkJe9V7DE-Q4WJO6/pub?urp=gmail_link" target="_blank">the flyer</a> for details! To register, please contact Levi Simons, <a href="mailto:alsimons@ucsc.edu" target="_blank">alsimons@ucsc.edu</a>.<br></div></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Wendy Bussiere<div>CALeDNA Event Coordinator</div><div>Program Assistant</div><div>Ecology and Evolutionary Biology</div><div>University of California at Santa Cruz</div><div>831-239-1803</div><div><br></div><div>Please contact Wendy, <a href="mailto:wbussier@ucsc.edu" target="_blank">wbussier@ucsc.edu</a> if you do not wish to receive emails about LA River bioblitzes.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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