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These Face Mites Really Grow on You | Deep Look Video
Yep, you probably have Demodex mites living on your face. These tiny arachnids feast on sebum, the greasy oil in your pores. But should you be worried about your eight-legged guests?
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
The flyer below is correct.
Saturday Dec. 14 10am at Stunt Ranch
in the Santa Monica Mountains
The BioBlitz leaders and volunteers are assembling once again, this time in our local mountains. They welcome additional volunteers like you. See the flyer below.
Here’s what they say about themselves:
CALeDNA is a community-science program dedicated to mapping out and monitoring biodiversity across the entire state of California using environmental DNA (eDNA)— DNA shed by organisms as small as microbes and as large as whales! Join us this Saturday, December 14th at Stunt Ranch (1201 Stunt Road in Calabasas) for our last fall 2019 BioBlitzes. Here, we’ll collect soil samples with eDNA and try to identify as many species as possible with field guides, naturalists, and of course iNaturalist. All ages are welcome, no experience required! Our BioBlitz starts at 10AM and we welcome all birders, Audubon members and any others interested in citizen science.
You can read more about our program at www.ucedna.com and sign up for FREE at data.ucedna.com/events/
Questions? Email them at mnmunguiaramos@ucdavis.edu with the subject “CALeDNA Stunt Ranch BioBlitz 2019.” Looking forward to seeing all you volunteers this Sunday!”
Citizen Science! Bio Blitz at Stunt Ranch (Santa Monica Mtns) this Saturday 10 am, 14 December, 2019
There will be a Bio Blitz at Stunt Ranch
in the Santa Monica Mountains on
Saturday 14 December starting at 10am
The BioBlitz leaders and volunteers are assembling once again, this time in our local mountains. They welcome additional volunteers like you. See the flyer below.
Here’s what they say about themselves:
CALeDNA is a community-science program dedicated to mapping out and monitoring biodiversity across the entire state of California using environmental DNA (eDNA)— DNA shed by organisms as small as microbes and as large as whales! Join us this Saturday, December 14th at Stunt Ranch (1201 Stunt Road in Calabasas) for our last fall 2019 BioBlitzes. Here, we’ll collect soil samples with eDNA and try to identify as many species as possible with field guides, naturalists, and of course iNaturalist. All ages are welcome, no experience required! Our BioBlitz starts at 10AM and we welcome all birders, Audubon members and any others interested in citizen science.
You can read more about our program at www.ucedna.com and sign up for FREE at data.ucedna.com/events/
Questions? Email them at mnmunguiaramos@ucdavis.edu with the subject “CALeDNA Stunt Ranch BioBlitz 2019.” Looking forward to seeing all you volunteers this Sunday!”
Enjoy an intimate look at the Eastern Screech-Owl’s roosting habits as presented by Cornell Lab of Ornithology photographer Gerrit Vyn.
Find out more about screech-owls at All About Birds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Screech-Owl/id
A film from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. The Lab is a member-supported organization; they welcome your membership and support. [Chuck Almdale]
Saturday, December 21, Butterbredt Christmas Count.
For those unfamiliar with the Christmas Count concept, click HERE for a link to the National Audubon web page.
This is the one trip every year where you can count on meeting real birders, the kind that bring their cross-country skis when the weather turns iffy. No latté-sipping wimps on this trip! All seriousness aside, dress warmly, pack a lunch and snacks and be ready to spend all daylight time (it gets dark around 3:30 p.m.) in the Butterbredt count circle as we do our part to count all the birds that were too macho to fly south for the winter.
This is a Citizen Science event. The data gathered on Christmas Counts (over 2,300 of them) is available for use by researchers in, for instance, bird populations and climate change. This is your chance to contribute to the advancement of science.
On previous trips we’ve seen: Mountain & California Quail, Western Screech-Owl & Great Horned Owl, Ladder-backed & Nuttall’s Woodpeckers, Loggerhead Shrike, Steller’s, Western Scrub- & Pinyon Jays, Rock Wren, California & LeConte’s Thrashers, Black-throated, Sagebrush & Golden-crowned Sparrows and Pine Siskins.
We have created a page for this count, including a map and checklist for further information. Click HERE.
Family guide: long car ride, cold weather; gotta love the birds.
You need to contact the compiler, Chuck Bragg (310-454-9662), to reserve a spot on this trip. There is no limit as to who may attend, but we need to know you’re coming, tell you where to meet, and arrange carpools if needed.
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