NEXT MEETING: Intro To The San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers With Samantha Barlin, July 19, 2025, 1:30p - 3p, SD Oasis, Rancho Bernardo

k-england
Jul 1
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The newly reinstituted Plant Forum (to learn more, please read the Plant Forum article by Susi Torre-Bueno in this newsletter) will be for the in-person meeting attendees only. However, we are looking for a volunteer videographer to record the monthly Plant Forum for our Youtube channel. (Want to volunteer to video the Plant Forum for our YouTube Channel or learn more about what is needed to do this for the Society? It might be helpful to know that once a video is uploaded to our Dropbox account the videographer's job is done and others will do any editing needed and the uploading and posting to YouTube. Contact Karen England info@sdhort.org to help with doing this.)

An Intro to the San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers with Samantha Barlin,

Saturday July 19, 2025, 1:30p - 3p at San Diego Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, CA.

In-person,

at Oasis Rancho Bernardo

Online registration required -

SD Hort Member (and their guest) registration is FREE and

in-person non-member registration is $15.00

(Consider joining or renewing with the San Diego Horticultural Society for $30.00 and attend this meeting for free.)

Samantha Barlin is San Diegan born and raised. She grew up hiking the trails locally and fell in love with the nature there. Currently an art director for board games by trade, she joined the Canyoneers as a volunteer in 2022 to get out from behind the desk and back out into the chaparral, introducing other people to the nature she fell in love with.

Tales from the Trails: A Q&A with our Canyoneers

The Canyoneers are a volunteer arm of the San Diego Natural History Museum, leading free interpretive hikes all over San Diego County. During these hikes the public is introduced to the habitats, flora, and fauna that makes San Diego County one of the most biodiverse places in the world.

Did you know that SDNHM Canyoneers use iNaturalist?

Even though NHM researchers are leading the charge, our work is most effective when community members like you help us out. You can join our efforts:

Make wildlife observations on your phone

Download the iNaturalist app or visit inaturalist.org and make an account.
Join our project by clicking here, or searching “Healthy Canyons Initiative San Diego” on iNaturalist.
Select “Yes” when asked to trust the project (only on desktop). This step is very important!
Observe plants and wildlife by taking quality pictures in your local canyon. You can also make observations within 500 meters (0.3 miles) of your canyon's perimeter.
Upload your observations to iNaturalist, and watch as others help you identify plant and wildlife species.