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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T110000
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URL:https://1718.ucla.edu/events/bookish-biomes/
SUMMARY:Postponed: Bookish Biomes: Assembling Nature’s Histories at the C
 lark Library
DESCRIPTION:\nDue to unforeseen circumstances\, we regret to inform you tha
 t this event has been postponed. A new date will be listed here and shared
  with all registrants.\n\nThe Clark Library preserves and provides access 
 to over 130\,000 books\, manuscripts\, and artworks dating from the 15th c
 entury to the present. But there is a library of living things on the five
  acres of green space outside the library's building\, too. This event wil
 l bring together both our indoor and outdoor collections\, as we explore n
 ature’s histories – and its present!\n\nParticipants will learn about 
 bees and beekeeping from the Bruin Beekeepers\, go on bird walks with expe
 rienced guides from Los Angeles Birders\, learn about how people in the pa
 st studied and collected the natural world through our library collections
 \, and talk to representatives from other nature- and garden-minded local 
 groups. Attendees will also be able to make their own field notebooks\, pa
 rticipate in a Clark Library bioblitz to help expand our knowledge of the 
 library’s outdoor collections\, trade plant cuttings and seeds with othe
 r attendees\, plant seeds to take home from our heirloom seed library – 
 and more!\n\nAll ages are welcome! Registration is free\, but limited\; pl
 ease fill out the form below. Guests are welcome to bring a lunch and picn
 ic on the Clark grounds\, and to explore all of the day's activities at th
 eir own pace. The Clark can be reached via LA Metro and LADOT Dash public 
 transit\, and free parking and bike racks are available on site\; please s
 ee here for more information and directions.\n\nMore information:\nWhat is
  a BioBlitz?\nAs defined by the National Geographic Society\, “A BioBlit
 z is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as p
 ossible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz\, sc
 ientists\, families\, students\, teachers\, and other community members wo
 rk together to get a snapshot of an area’s biodiversity.”\n\nWhat is i
 Naturalist?\niNaturalist is a crowd-sourcing tool for documenting organism
 s in the natural world. It’s a particularly great tool for collecting Bi
 oBlitz data and makes it easy to photograph and document discoveries.\nhtt
 ps://www.inaturalist.org/\nHere are some of the things iNaturalist users h
 ave already seen at the Clark Library. What else can we find? https://www.
 inaturalist.org/projects/clark-library-biodiversity\n\nDo I need to bring 
 anything?\nNo! Supplies for all of the day’s activities will be provided
  for participants – except for the Propagation Station and Seed Swap\, w
 hich will depend on you! You are welcome to bring seeds or plant cuttings 
 (preferably already with roots growing) that you’d like to share and swa
 p with others at the event.\n\n\n\nThe event is free to attend and will be
  held in-person at the Clark Library. Registration will close on Wednesday
 \, May 15 at 5:00 p.m. Walk-in registrants are welcome as space permits.\n
 Loading…\n\n\n\nImage: Beauties and wonders of vegetable life or\, rambl
 es in parks\, forests\, conservatories\, orchards\, gardens\, fields and h
 eaths. London: Religious Tract Society\, 1866. Clark call number Armstrong
  B383
CATEGORIES:Special Event
LOCATION:UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street
 \, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States
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