| The season’s last King Tides roll in this weekend! This is your last chance this winter to observe the King Tides! For those north of Ventura County, King Tides are January 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. For those south of Santa Barbara County, your King Tides will be just January 2nd and 3rd. If you’re near the coast or the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, we need your help to photograph these high tides.Get all the information you need to participate at the California King Tides Project website, including opportunities to join group events in Arcata, Albany, Oakland, Milpitas, Watsonville, and San Diego. More than 850 photos from people like you were mapped during the December King Tides. Check them out here.It’s easy to participate in this community science project. 1) Find your local high tide timefor one of the King Tides dates; 2) visit the shoreline on the coast, bay, or Delta; 3) notice your surroundings to ensure you are safe and are not disturbing any animals; 4) make sure your phone’s location services are turned on for your camera and then take your photo. The best photos show the water level next to familiar landmarks such as cliffs, rocks, roads, buildings, bridge supports, sea walls, staircases, and piers. 5) Add your photo to our King Tides map either by uploading it via our website or by using the Survey123 app. If you want to use the app, be sure to download it (free from your app store) before you head out and follow the instructions on our website.Students and Teachers: Middle and High School students are invited to create a video for our Climate Video Challenge, due March 31st. King Tides can be a great opportunity to think about the future of our coast and get video footage. Learn more.Your photos are important data for planners, researchers, and students in your community and for the State of California and beyond! They help us understand what’s vulnerable to flooding today, plan for future sea level rise, and get us all talking and thinking about the impacts of climate change and what we can do to make a difference. Sea levels are rising, but what we ultimately experience will depend on how quickly people end the burning of fossil fuels like gas, oil, and coal. Thank you for your help!Join us on social media with #KingTides and follow these accounts: King Tides Linktree |