Field Notebook Field Notebooks: 1.Permanent record of observational data Field Notebooks: 1.Permanent record of observational data 2.Link specimens to their distribution and life history Field Notebooks: 1.Permanent record of observational data 2.Link specimens to their distribution and life history 3. Comparison of spatial patterns Field Notebooks: 1.Permanent record of observational data 2.Link specimens to their distribution and life history 3. Comparison of spatial patterns 4. Comparison of temporal patterns Much of the value of this work lay in the fact that "after the lapse of many years, possibly a century, the student of the future will have access to the original record of faunal conditions in California. Joseph Grinnell Director, Museum Vertebrate Zoology University of California, Berkeley Yosemite Transect Between 1914 and 1920, Joseph Grinnell and colleagues surveyed the mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians across central California from the floor of the San Joaquin Valley to Mono Lake on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. This early survey provides the vast majority of available knowledge of the fauna of the Park. The original survey involved 957 person-days of fieldwork. Data archived at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology includes some 2,000 pages of detailed field notes, 817 photographs, and 2,795 specimens. 1775 Yosemite National Park, Lyell Canyon 2003 Yosemite Transect. Yosemite Valley, Stoneman Meadow The Grinnell system has three main components: 1. The Field Journal 2. The Species Account 3. The Catalog See handout for details. Field Journal Format Field Notes Info on Grinnell and the Yosemite Resurvey ProjectYosemite Resurvey Project Query Field Notes (Archive)Archive Species AccountCatalogue Missed a field trip? Briones 6 hours Pyramid 4 hours Rancho 2 hours Include a photo of the site for verification! (30 point participation)