Lead by Dr. Ursula Valdez

The North Creek UW Bothell/Cascadia College wetlands has been a successful example of habitat restoration and most importantly an example for a successful reestablishment of biodiversity. Dr. Valdez has focuses on documenting the avian communities in the wetlands and in other areas of campus.

At the seminar, Dr. Valdez will share an iNaturalist Research archive created as part of a class project a few years ago, which has documented many species on campus and urban areas. She will introduce the use of iNaturalist, an online platform for community science. This will be the primary tool used during the Bioblitz from April 23-29, and participants can continue to document biodiversity in urban areas throughout the year.