CalATBI Sampling Kit
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Request Soil Sampling Kits, Sweep Net Insect Collection Kits, or Malaise Trap Kits for the California All‑Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. All materials are provided free of charge to registered contributors.
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Soil Sampling Kit
5 samples · Poly mailer
A compact, easy-to-use kit for collecting soil samples in the field. Everything you need to collect, seal, and return up to 5 samples is included.
What's included
- ✓5 labeled soil collection bags
- ✓Insulated return mailer with prepaid label
Sweep Net Insect Collection Kit
Up to 3 nets + 16 vials · Shipping box
A complete kit for collecting and preserving insect specimens in the field. Includes sweep nets and ethanol-filled vials. Everything ships out and back in the same box.
What's included
- ✓Field sweep nets (up to 3)
- ✓Up to 16 pre-filled ethanol collection vials
- ✓Aspirator
Long-term Monitoring
Malaise Trap Kit
Flying insects · Ongoing surveys
A passive tent-style trap that continuously captures flying insects at your site. Deploy once, swap the collection bottle each week (~5 min), and ship bottles back monthly.
What's included
- ✓Malaise trap (tent-style, passive insect capture)
- ✓Collection bottles for weekly swapping
- ✓Return label for your first monthly bottle shipment
All kits include:
- ✓Detailed field instructions
- ✓Pre-addressed return packaging with prepaid shipping label