CALeDNA

California Environmental DNA

Together, we can help protect California's biodiversity.

Collect, Analyze, and Share

California has thousands of species found nowhere else in the world, but over 70% of its natural habitat has been lost.

CALeDNA aims to address problems in biodiversity monitoring by pairing volunteer community scientists with California researchers to collect soil, sediment, and water samples from across California. By analyzing the environmental DNA (eDNA) from the soil samples, we can assess the biodiversity of microbes, fungi, plants and animals.

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- Sites
- Organisms identified
- Registered users

Open Biodiversity Data for Everyone

We openly share our methods and results to understand the potential of eDNA for conservation.

Anyone can view the field data from our community scientists and the eDNA data from our researchers.

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