Step 1: Register for the project

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The first thing you will need to participate is a Bumble Bee Watch account. It is easy to set up online and takes about 5 minutes. If you already have one all you need is to head over to Bumble Bee Watch and register for the PNW Bumble Bee Atlas Project. This is pretty easy: once you’ve logged in, click on your user name at the top of the page “Welcome, username”. This will take you to your profile page. In the upper left of that page, click “edit”. Here you can edit your contact information, email address and other details. At the bottom of the page you can also select a project. In that box, select PNW Bumble Bee Atlas, and then click save. You are all set!
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If you do not yet have a Bumble Bee Watch account, please create an account. When registering for an account, please be sure to select PNW Bumble Bee Atlas as your project at the bottom of the page. This will help us keep track of the data for this project.

In either case, please remember and take note of your username, and the email address you used to set up your account. You will use these throughout the project to help us track grid cells, data, and volunteers.

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Step 2: Adopt a Grid Cell
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Finding Your Grid Cell
Find an area of the map that interests you. It might be close to home, or a part of the region that you are hoping to get to know better. You can zoom in or out by scrolling, or by using the button in the upper left (blue arrow in Figure 1). Return to the default zoom by pressing the home button (black arrow) and find your current location by pressing the locate button (below the home icon). Search for an address or location (your favorite hiking meadow!) by using the search bar (gold arrow). The priority grid cells are white, grid cells that have had a survey effort that meets our objective are blue. If you'd like to see the legend, click on the legend in the upper right (red arrow). The green arrow will open up a layer window that will allow you to turn layers on and off, the blue arrow will allow you to change the basemap to aerial photography or road maps. 

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Figure 1

Adopting Your Grid Cell​
Once you’ve found an area that interests you, zoom in and each cell will populate with a Grid Cell ID number (e.g. WA_340). We prefer that you choose a high priority site - these are the cells where we did not collect from 2018-2020, and we need your help filling information gaps. This year we are also introducing "High Potential Zones" (HPZ). These are areas where we believe there to be a high probability of detecting one of our Species of Greatest Conservation Need. If possible, please try to survey within a HPZ, no matter which grid cell you decide to sample.

​Please only adopt a grid cell if you are willing to commit to the minimum requirements.
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To adopt a grid cell, all you need to do is note the Grid Cell ID (label in the center of the grid cell) and enter it in the form below the map along with your name and your email address. You will receive a confirmation email with additional information.

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Make note of the Grid Number that you've adopted, then select that Grid Number in Step 2 below the map. Also include the same email address you used to register for Bumble Bee Watch in the form below. You will see a confirmation page when you successfully submit your adoption form.

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