Naturalist Training - Aquatic Invertebrates

The 7th installment of the Naturalist Training series will focus on macroinvetebrates in our creeks.

California boasts a wide range of wildlife on land and in the water. The water-based organisms not only function as food, but also characterize the health of streams. During this presentaiton, Shelley Pneh will share her excitement about these small but mighty creatures so you can apply your newfound knowledge to help determine the health of our waterways. She has contributed over 250 identified and photographed aquatic insects to a CalPhotos, a digital natural history museum database.

NOTE: If you are unable to attend live, please register for "Recorded Presentation Only" so you can receive the YouTube link to the recorded video, which will be released within a couple of days of the event.

Suggested donation of $5 requested.

Shelley Pneh is a Bay Area native who pursued molecular environmental biology in college and ended up seeking outdoor environmental careers. She is currently an ecologist with Grassroots Ecology, focused on habitat restoration and environmental education with green stormwater infrastructure and pollinator gardens in Palo Alto, watershed wildlife corridor restoration of lower San Francisquito Creek, and upland marsh transition zone restoration at Shoreline at Mountain View. Additionally, she mentors the next generation of young professionals in the environmental field through AmeriCorp and Stanford master students, UC Berkeley undergrads, local high school students. Concurrently, she is an aquatic entomologist/field tech with the Power Lab at UC Berkeley with a focus on freshwater food web research specifically in Northern California watersheds.

Deb Kramer is the founder and executive director of Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful. As a community organizer, she has drawn thousands of people to the Coyote Creek cleanup events, worked closely with many community organizations and agencies. Previously, Deb was project manager in environmentally-related fields, including water, energy, and waste to now watersheds.

Naturalist Training Presentation Recordings

Keep Coyote Beautiful and BioBlitz Club host a series of Naturalist Training webinars. You can find the recordings on KCCB's YouTube channel.

July19, 2023 Naturalist Training - Community Science & Introduction to iNaturalist https://youtu.be/ty2Fu7Trz8o

August 23, 2023 Naturalist Training - A Deeper Dive into iNaturalist https://youtu.be/_7kJBpDutpg

September 27, 2023 Naturalist Training - Leaf Miners, Galls, and Other Creatures on Plants https://youtu.be/VJuyz19K4rQ

February 7, 2024 Naturalist Training - Nature Interpretation for the Rest of Us https://youtu.be/JqvADIulSQA

March 18, 2024 Naturalist Training - Serpentine Grasslands + iNaturalist Projects https://youtu.be/FKbxTt08bMA

April 17, 2024 Naturalist Training - Why City Nature Challenge Matters https://youtu.be/DYIyLdOmsSM