Fwd: BioBlitz - Come Have Fun on 1,650 acres - 5/3-5/4 2013
-- Forwarded message -- From: George Phillips gphill...@savemountdiablo.org Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:18 PM Subject: BioBlitz - Come Have Fun on 1,650 acres - 5/3-5/4 2013 To: Expert Naturalist/Scientist, ** ** Taped calls, spotlights, pitfall traps, seine nets, binoculars, hand lenses – get them ready! ** ** *Save the Date* – BioBlitz 2013 with Save Mount Diablo ** ** *3:00 pm Friday May 3th – to 3:00 pm Saturday May 4th, 2013* Save Mount Diablo’s annual BioBlitz, a 24 hour event to catalogue species on a given property, is scheduled for May 3-4, 2013. SMD’s BioBlitz brings together scientists, naturalists and volunteers to document wildlife present on properties around the mountain. It helps us understand and take better care of our local flora fauna and provides insight into species that may need to be controlled or monitored. ** ** The properties we’ll be surveying total 1,650 acres and bridge the gap of public open space between Mt. Diablo State Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. Ponds, canyons, rock outcrops, oak woodland, grassland, chaparral and amazing vistas – these properties have it all. Very little surveying has been done on these properties which have only been protected within the past 3 years. We’ll provide maps and exact locations once we’ve worked out logistics with the properties’ managing agency. ** ** We hope to begin some activities there several weeks ahead of time – trap lines, camera traps, etc. Please forward this email to fellow experts who would be interested in participating in the event. ** ** Please RSVP to gphill...@savemountdiablo.org or 925-947-3535. You can participate the entire event, and camp on the properties, or come either day. Please indicate your strengths or specialties ie. ornithology, herpetology, botany…. ** ** I will provide you with more information as the event nears. ** ** Thanks, and hope you can participate! ** ** ** ** George Phillips Land Conservation Associate P (925) 947-3535 F (925) 947-0642 C (925) 525-8305 gphill...@savemountdiablo.org 1901 Olympic Blvd., Suite 320 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 ** ** [image: EmailSig_SaveMDLogo_Tag] http://www.savemountdiablo.org/ ** ** *Save Mount Diablo:* *Preserves* natural lands through acquisition cooperative efforts; *Defends* Mount Diablo and its foothills from development threats through land use planning public education; *Restores* habitat, wildlife and creeks builds trails; so you and future generations can *Enjoy* Diablo's parks and its wildlife.** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -- -- Contact info: Kipling W. Will Associate Professor/Insect Systematist Associate Director,Essig Museum of Entomology send specimens to: Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 letter mail to: 130 Mulford Hall ESPM Dept.- Organisms Environment Div. University of California Berkeley, California 94720 fax 510-643-5438 image001.jpg
[PCES] You are in control. List options and archive
Dear PCES members, Given some recent activity on the list and based on request that have been sent to me, I thought I would re-post these useful links. If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch to or from digest mode, change your password, change your email address, etc.), visit your subscription page at: https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/pces@lists.berkeley.edu If you are asked to enter a password simply click on “Forgot subscription password?” below the log in button and have a password sent to you by email. If you want to view any previous messages, all messages sent to the list are archived here: http://www.mail-archive.com/pces@lists.berkeley.edu/ Cheers, Kip
[PCES] Fwd: VP Allen-Diaz promises to wear bees, eat insects for scholarship donations
*UC's VP Allen-Diaz promises to wear bees, eat insects for scholarship donations* Celebrities, UC employees, students and people from all across California are tapping into their social media networks and making promises to raise money for UC student scholarships. VP Barbara Allen-Diaz has made her own daring promise. If she can raise $2,500 by Halloween, Allen-Diaz promises to wear a colony of bees, highlighting the importance of pollinators to the health of agriculture and the planet. If she raises $5,000, she promises to eat protein-rich insects, a plentiful and low-cost source of protein critical to meeting the world’s growing food demand. Assistant VP Tu Tran is making a promise on the VP’s promise. “If Barbara does the bee thing, I will donate $500,” Tu said. “If she eats the scrumptious larvae meal, I will donate another $500, for a total of $1,000.” To see VP Allen-Diaz’s promise and to donate, visit http://promises.promiseforeducation.org/vpanr. Feel free to share this link on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to raise money for UC students. Norm Gary, professor emeritus in the Department of Entomology at UC Davis, has graciously agreed to wrangle the bees. Mark Hoddle, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, has enthusiastically volunteered to help round up some larvae and maybe crickets for her to eat. Currently, some regents and all 10 campus chancellors have made promises. Governor Jerry Brown promises to host a Brown Bag lunch at his office in Sacramento with a student from each UC campus if people donate $10,000 on his promise page. To see promises made by Jamie Foxx, Dan Dooley, Bob Sams and others, visit http://www.promiseforeducation.org. The campaign ends Oct. 31. Promise for Education is a UC systemwide fundraising effort for undergraduate scholarships. All funds raised will provide direct scholarships and grants to undergraduate students from California with a demonstrated financial need. For more information about the Promise for Education campaign, see http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/30065. *View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments. This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pageshttp://ucanr.edu/sites/anrupdate/index4.cfm .* -- To send a message, or view the history of this list, go to the ANR Portalhttps://ucanr.edu/portal -- -- Contact info: Kipling W. Will Associate Professor/Insect Systematist Director, Essig Museum of Entomology send specimens to: Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 letter mail to: 130 Mulford Hall ESPM Dept.- Organisms Environment Div. University of California Berkeley, California 94720 fax 510-643-5438
[PCES] SJSU Death Valley course
http://tinyurl.com/SJSU2014DV Death Valley (24-28 March). This year is the 75th anniversary of San Jose State Univ.'s annual one-week course on Field Studies in Natural History in Death Valley. -- -- Contact info: Kipling W. Will Associate Professor/Insect Systematist Director, Essig Museum of Entomology send specimens to: Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 letter mail to: 130 Mulford Hall ESPM Dept.- Organisms Environment Div. University of California Berkeley, California 94720 fax 510-643-5438
[PCES] PCES meeting??
Hi, What are the dates for PCES meetings this semester. I am sure that many of us want to attend and need to put them on the calendar so we don't forget. best, Kip -- -- Contact info: Kipling W. Will Associate Professor/Insect Systematist Director, Essig Museum of Entomology send specimens to: Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 letter mail to: 130 Mulford Hall ESPM Dept.- Organisms Environment Div. University of California Berkeley, California 94720 fax 510-643-5438
[PCES] Fwd: Survey
I have an undergraduate students who is taking a Museum Methods class and is interested in collector bias in specimens in pinned insect collections for her project. She has a two question survey that she would like collectors take. It would be great if you are a collector, and most of you are, if you can take a minute to fill it out for her. The survey will be available only until 1159 Friday 5 Dec. If the embedded form below doesn't work, there is a link: If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WBIMBjRN04LDI-Gsh96CTlUWif-XAh19hJopwJHVyfw/viewform?c=0w=1usp=mail_form_link When do you collect specimens? ESPM C105 Museum Survey Final Project on peek collection times within the Essig Museum What is the most important factor in deciding when you go on a collection event to collect specimens? - Weather constraints - When the specimen will be active - When I have time - Other: What month do you go on the most collecting events? - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - Other: Never submit passwords through Google Forms. Powered by [image: Google Forms] https://www.google.com/forms/about/?utm_source=productutm_medium=forms_logoutm_campaign=forms This form was created inside of UC Berkeley. Report Abuse https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WBIMBjRN04LDI-Gsh96CTlUWif-XAh19hJopwJHVyfw/reportabuse?source=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WBIMBjRN04LDI-Gsh96CTlUWif-XAh19hJopwJHVyfw/viewform?sid%3D4c63c65826bf246c%26c%3D0%26w%3D1%26token%3DkOA7DkoBAAA.RZ1NCBXMZEOy1fDwWblyqQ.2mQrm5Id3LQOm1uo_JgmNQ - Terms of Service http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS - Additional Terms http://www.google.com/google-d-s/terms.html -- -- Contact info: Kipling W. Will Associate Professor/Insect Systematist Director, Essig Museum of Entomology send specimens to: Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 letter mail to: 130 Mulford Hall ESPM Dept.- Organisms Environment Div. University of California Berkeley, California 94720 fax 510-643-5438
[PCES] A message from the list manager
Hi, You are receiving this message because you are on the PCES members email list. pces@lists.berkeley.edu It is the end of the year and I want to tidy up the list and encourage you to *update your own settings*. You can do it! How, you askwell it's simple: To make changes to your membership options, log in and visit your options web page: https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/pces@lists.berkeley.edu If you are asked to enter a password and don't have one or forgot it, simply click on 'Forgot subscription password? below the log in button and have a password sent to you by email. You change your setting, address and add your name (which would be great since then I can easily generate a list for intern society purposes only. cheers, Kip -- -- Contact info: Kipling W. Will Associate Professor/Insect Systematist Director, Essig Museum of Entomology send specimens to: Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 letter mail to: 130 Mulford Hall ESPM Dept.- Organisms Environment Div. University of California Berkeley, California 94720 fax 510-643-5438
