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California Central Coast Chapter of The Wildlife Society

General Admission

LXCL:This is a WAITLIST in the event we have reached capacity. We will notify you by email and/or phone if a spot opens up. Reply/acceptance will be needed with in 24hours of offering.

Waitlist

Board Members/Field Leads/Assistants

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786563026/wysiwyg/q3rw4kcy58wpqecgsnpo.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Grab your binoculars and join Peter Gaede &amp; the California Central Coast Chapter for a BioBlitz to finish off California Biodiversity Week (September 7-13th) strong! This statewide effort helps us better understand our incredible biodiversity, and the data we collect together will inform the California 30x30 Initiative. Are you up for the challenge? Step 1: Grab your ticket here!Step 2: Join the &ldquo;Find 30 Species for California Biodiversity Day project&ldquo; on iNaturalist <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/find-30-species-for-ca-biodiversity-day-2026" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/find-30-species-for-ca-biodiversity-day-2026</a>Step 3: Submit observations for more than 30 species between September 7-13.&nbsp;Step 4: Share with your friends and colleagues!&nbsp; Learn more about California Biodiversity Day and find additional events near you here: <a fr-original-style="" href="http://Bit.ly/CABiodiversityDay" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Bit.ly/CABiodiversityDay</a> Worried about gear? Binoculars are not required but recommended, and we may have a few pairs for loan. This event is for all ages and skill levels. We hope to see you there!&nbsp; For transparency, Zeffy automatically adds an optional support fee at checkout. We do not see how much you contributed to Zeffy, and it is entirely optional. We are not able to refund this fee and you would have to contact Zeffy directly.&nbsp;If you prefer not to add this, simply set the amount to $0 or 0% in the contribution box.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for our event and for your interest in wildlife science! 🪺 If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer, or talk to your friends about our cause! Please don&#39;t forget to pack/wear comfortable waterproof footwear, layered clothing, a hat, sunscreen, water, snacks, essential medication, and your binoculars! &nbsp;There are no potable water or trashcans onsite, so please be prepared to pack in and pack out all trash. We will have additional drinking water available!<h2 fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Waivers</h2>If you missed it the first time around, signing the reserve&#39;s waiver is REQUIRED before entry. &nbsp;Find the DocuSign&nbsp;here: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://apps.docusign.com/webforms/us/55f9a56ca2b9c33e5d8fa743819317e5 " id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://apps.docusign.com/webforms/us/55f9a56ca2b9c33e5d8fa743819317e5&amp;nbsp</a>; &nbsp; &nbsp;For the Group Leader name, please input &quot;Martinson&quot;.&nbsp;For the email, please list &quot;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:presidentelect@cccctws.org" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">presidentelect@cccctws.org</a>&quot;<a href="https://ebird.org/home?continue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;"></a><h2 fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">iNaturalist Project - Find 30 Species for CA Biodiversity Day 2026!</h2><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/find-30-species-for-ca-biodiversity-day-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/find-30-species-for-ca-biodiversity-day-2026</a> How to collect: <a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000222535-how-can-i-add-an-observation-to-a-project-" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000222535-how-can-i-add-an-observation-to-a-project-</a> <h2 fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Seek by iNaturalist</h2>&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app</a><h2 fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">eBird</h2><a fr-original-style="" href="https://ebird.org/home?continue" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/home?continue</a> <h2 fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Directions</h2><div fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 32, 69); font-family: Sora, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 69); font-family: Sora, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">The Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve is located in southern Santa Barbara County, due west of the city of Carpinteria; 32 km (20 mi) east of the UC Santa Barbara campus. &nbsp;The entrance to the Reserve is located at the end of Estero Street, just south of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The&nbsp; From North of Carpinteria: exit Hwy 101 S at Carpinteria Avenue (the off-ramp becomes Carpinteria Avenue). Drive approximately 0.5 miles east on Carpinteria Avenue and then turn right on Estero St.. Please park outside the fence. From South of Carpinteria: exit Hwy 101 N at Casitas Pass Rd. Take Casitas Pass south to Carpinteria Avenue and turn right on Carpinteria Avenue. Drive approximately 1.5 miles west on Carpinteria Avenue and turn left on Estero St. Please park outside the fence. PLEASE NOTE: The location of the Reserve entrance shown on Apple maps is&nbsp;incorrect. &nbsp;Apple maps mistakenly shows the location of the City of Carpinteria&#39;s Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park when users search for &quot;Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve&quot; in Apple maps. &nbsp;The correct location for the entrance to the Reserve is at the end of Estero St. off of Carpinteria Avenue. The location of the Reserve and the Reserve entrance is shown correctly&nbsp;on Google maps and can be found by entering &quot;Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve&quot; into the search box in Google maps.</div><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786065394/wysiwyg/wmrejy7l7mfutsw2fjlz.jpg" style="text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Stay wild,Cynthia MartinsonPresidentelect@cccctws.org

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786563026/wysiwyg/q3rw4kcy58wpqecgsnpo.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Grab your binoculars and join Peter Gaede &amp; the California Central Coast Chapter for a BioBlitz to finish off California Biodiversity Week (September 7-13th) strong! This statewide effort helps us better understand our incredible biodiversity, and the data we collect together will inform the California 30x30 Initiative. Are you up for the challenge? Step 1: Grab your ticket here!Step 2: Join the “Find 30 Species for California Biodiversity Day project“ on iNaturalist <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/find-30-species-for-ca-biodiversity-day-2026" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/find-30-species-for-ca-biodiversity-day-2026</a>Step 3: Submit observations for more than 30 species between September 7-13. Step 4: Share with your friends and colleagues!  Learn more about California Biodiversity Day and find additional events near you here: <a href="http://Bit.ly/CABiodiversityDay" target="_blank">Bit.ly/CABiodiversityDay</a> Worried about gear? Binoculars are not required but recommended, and we may have a few pairs for loan. This event is for all ages and skill levels. We hope to see you there!  For transparency, Zeffy automatically adds an optional support fee at checkout. We do not see how much you contributed to Zeffy, and it is entirely optional. We are not able to refund this fee and you would have to contact Zeffy directly. If you prefer not to add this, simply set the amount to $0 or 0% in the contribution box.

California Central Coast Chapter of The Wildlife Society

Celebrate California Biodiversity Week! Birding at Carpinteria Salt Marsh

Estero St

General Admission

Waitlist

Free

Board Members/Field Leads/Assistants

Free