Το Ημερολόγιο του California Fire Followers 2021

May Bracket Challenge

The Whispering Bells Cup is a single elimination tournament. Last year, we had our first ever Fire Poppy Cup and the Whispering Cup as a consolation tournament. This year, out Elite Eight tournament will be a part of our CA Fire Followers 2021 project! Don’t forget to also check out the Fire Poppy Tournament on our 2020 project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/california-fire-followers-2020/journal/65250-fire-poppy-cup

Details:
The Whispering Bell Cup is a tournament-style challenge of the top eight fires in 2021.

Dates:
Elite Eight: May 2 - 15 Winner: Most observations
Semi-Final: May 16 - 22 Winner: Most species
Final: May 23 - May 31 Winner: Most Participants (identifiers+observers)

Team List
These seeds were ranked based off of the observations since the start of the project
Seed | Burned Zone
1 | Single Fires
2 | Caldor
3 | Dixie
4 | KNP
5 | Alisal
6 | Monument
7 | Windy
8 | French

Whispering Bells Cup:
As stated before, this tournament will be single elimination. The Elite Eight will be focused on the total number of observations from the first two weeks (May 2-15). The Semi-Finals will be all about the number of species in celebration of International Day for Biodiversity on May 22! Finally, the championship round will be all about community science and connecting with nature over the holiday weekend. We want to encourage as many people as possible to venture out into some of these burn areas, but if you can't access the outdoors that week, you can also participate by identifying observations that need ID!

Each round is shown below and the Champion will hold bragging rights over other zones! Be sure to support your Burn Zone throughout the competition!
-Tournament detail along with dates are shown above-

You are tagged in this post because you were among the top observers in the month of April! Thank you all for your tremendous contributions and I hope you take part of this challenge as well.
@efmer @aaron_echols @mmchale @dgrimmphd @antrozousamelia @trickykid1 @danielfeinberg @eogren @arquivi @looking4salvia @smfang @acastelein @carlfrederick @dunksterd @ksmadsen1 @nnuebel @tjhastings @lattedray @rookie404 @roycecumming

Details | June 3, 10:30am, Greenhorn Summit, Kern Co.

We’ll explore the burn area around Alta Sierra and Shirley Meadows in Kern County, home to rare plants such as the endemic Shirley Meadows star tulip, Calochortus westonii. We’ll collect data for the CA Fire Followers project in iNaturalist and document post-fire blooms in the area. We may walk up to 4 miles on unstable terrain and will possibly drive on Forest Service roads to visit rare plant populations. Please read up on safety tips before joining the event. Email Jose Esparza at jesparza@cnps.org to RSVP.

CA Fire Followers: French Fire: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/california-fire-followers-2021-french
Safety Tips: https://www.cnps.org/fire-followers/burn-areas

Exploremos la zona de incendio alrededor de Alta Sierra y Shirley Meadows en el condado de Kern, el hogar de plantas raras como la endémica Shirley Meadows star tulip, Calochortus westonii. Colectaremos datos para el proyecto de CNPS, Seguidores de Fuegos en iNaturalist, y documentamos las floraciones después de los incendios en la zona. Es posible que caminemos hasta 4 millas en terreno inestable y posiblemente manejaremos por carreteras del Servicio Forestal para visitar poblaciones de plantas raras. Por favor, lea los consejos de seguridad antes de participar en el evento. Envíe un correo electrónico a Jose Esparza a jesparza@cnps.org para reservar su lugar.

Shirley Meadows Star-Tulip (Calochortus westonii)
© Amy, some rights reserved (CC-BY-ND)

Exploring the Kern River Watershed/ Explorando la cuenca del río Kern
Details | June 4, Cannell Meadows RPTH
June 5: Community Hike, Audubon Kern River Preserve
RSVP on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-the-kern-river-watershed-explorando-la-cuenca-del-rio-kern-tickets-337374535317

Join CNPS & Latino Outdoors to enjoy the scenic beauty of the Kern River watershed! We will have hikes on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5th, with the option for camping out Friday-Sunday. Join us just for the day or for both hikes!

¡Explore la belleza escénica de la cuenca del río Kern! Tendremos caminatas el sábado 4 y domingo 5 de junio, con la opción de acampar de viernes a domingo. ¡Únase con nosotros solo por el día o por ambas caminatas! Cuando se registre, dejen nos saber a qué caminatas le gustaría asistir.