Eastern Sierra • Entered by Kristine Green on October 9, 2023
Mono Basin BioBlitz
September 2, 2023 – September 10, 2023
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 6 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 6 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Mono Basin Scenic Area, within the Inyo National Forest and interagency with the State of California
Landscape/area: Inyo National Forest (CA) (1957264 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Observations (72 observations of plants and animals)
Short Description of Activity
Participated in the 2023 California Biodiversity Day, Mono Basin Scenic area. Overall the project identified 461 species with close to 1,000 observations. Forty-seven people participated. There were 3 broads from the Eastern Sierra — both Janets and me. It looks like Janet Carle had 90 observations.
Reflection/Evaluation
This was a Biodiversity Day event organized by the State, I think. Mono Lake is one of the local priorities for 30×30 (Sierra Club) and an area at risk due to water diversions by the LA Department of Water and Power. The goals were to get outdoors, identify the species in the area, which also helps judge the health of the land.
Photos/Uploads
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Photo Captions
Hemipenthes Sinuousa (Sinuous Bee Fly), Some sort of fungus from the mono basin, coccinellini (Black-spotted Lady Beetle)