Help us work towards towards conserving the many different ecosystems in California by reporting trashed areas on our Google MyMaps. Please leave a short note in the description of the pin describing the kind and amount of trash in the area, along with any other pertinent information (reference the locations already on the map as an example). As much accuracy as possible is preferred in placing the pin, and please refrain from marking private property or lands otherwise inaccessible to the public.
Click "View Larger Map" in the top right of the map while logged into Google to open the map in a new tab and mark a location.
We use iNaturalist to document invertebrates we find on our adventures, but also to connect with other invertebrate enthusiasts in Southern California. Check out our iNaturalist project, spearheaded by the experienced William Mason. We actively work to safeguard locales of rare invertebrates to prevent poaching while still contributing to biodiversity records.
There are a lot of scholarly articles, books, and journals out there that deal with invertebrates, and going down the research burrow to look for something can be a tedious process. Thankfully, there's a library for that!
The ICSC maintains a virtual collection of documents on Californian invertebrates, invertebrate-keeping, taxonomy, identification, conservation, and more. Everything is organized in an easy-to-access system designed to help you find the information you need. All virtual club meeting recordings are also uploaded to the library for later viewing.
The ICSC has partnered with Steven Barney and a small group of dedicated invertebrate enthusiasts to identify invertebrate species that are wrongfully regulated under the Plant Protection Act. By finding specific physiological, ecological, and behavioral traits of species that disqualify them from the regulatory stipulations of the Plant Protection Act, the Invertebrate Deregulation Group hopes to provide information that can be used by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), to deregulate species in a fashion similar to that of Goliathus in 2016.