California Biodiversity Project
Adventure Scientists x Adam Kimble
Welcome to Team Trail Runners with Adam Kimble! We are so glad you have joined the California Biodiversity Project and are committed to logging miles for conservation.
Adventure Scientists, Adam Kimble, and the California Institute of Biodiversity have teamed up to complete an all-taxa biodiversity inventory for the state of California. As a part of this project, you can collect data while hitting the trails you love or discovering new ones, all while helping to catalog the amazing biodiversity of California.
No science background needed; we’ll provide the training, tools, and support you need to make a difference.
To officially begin your journey, click the Apply Today button below! To learn more about the project, keep scrolling!
Combine Science and Adventure
One of the world’s 36 most biodiverse regions, California is a treasure trove of wildlife, plants, and ecosystems in need of protection. To address this, the state has set an ambitious goal with the 30×30 Plan—to conserve 30% of its lands and coastal waters by 2030.
Researchers are working to understand California’s biodiversity, but they can’t cover all the ground you can.
Photo: Louise Johns
Your trail run can help protect the places you love by contributing valuable data to conservation efforts through the California Biodiversity Project. No science background needed; we’ll provide the training, tools, and support you need to make a difference.
What you provide:
- Adventurous spirit
- Your favorite trail running gear
What Adventure Scientists provide:
- Online training
- Sampling gear (total gear weight is about 1 pound)
- Support before, during, and after your adventure(s)
Join the California Biodiversity Project Today
Together, we can collect data that will unlock discoveries and opportunities for conservation across California.
Photo: Louise Johns
Step 1: Apply
Step 2: Complete Training
Step 3: Plan Your Adventure
Are you already headed to a National Forest in California? Or maybe you are looking for a new place to adventure; take a look at some of the National Forests included in the California Biodiversity Project.
- Shasta Trinity
- Six Rivers
- Plumas
- Angeles
- Lassen
- Los Padres
- Humbolt-Toiyabe
- Eldorado
- Tahoe
Other areas are also available to complete the project, check out the project map once you sign up to explore further.
Photo: Anya Starovoytov
Apply for this project!
Combine science and adventure, join our elite team of Adventure Scientist volunteers to protect California’s biodiversity.
Adventure Scientists recruits, trains and manages volunteers to gather high-quality data at scale for scientific partners (NGOs, government agencies, researchers and more) who are focused on solving critical environmental challenges.