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We provide NGSS-aligned lesson plans for 7 modules spanning 6 to 20 weeks. Each module ships with a field kit: MinION sequencer, Flongle flow cells, extraction reagents, and a sampling protocol. Your students collect samples, sequence DNA, and upload results to the California eDNA Atlas — real science, not simulation.

• • Request a field kit — 1 MinION + 10 Flongle flow cells + reagents, loaned for the semester
• • Access all 7 curriculum modules with NGSS standards mapping and assessment rubrics
• • Join the teacher network — 2-hour onboarding call and Slack channel with other WGA teachers
• • Your students' data feeds the California eDNA Atlas, credited to your school

We monitor soil microbiome diversity across your fields. Cover cropping, compost application, and no-till practices change your microbial community — we help you measure it and benchmark against regional data from the Central Valley, Central Coast, and Sierra foothills.

We adapt the program to your context — your ecosystems, your goals — anywhere in the world.

• • Seasonal soil sampling — we collect, sequence, and report microbial diversity indices for your fields
• • Regional benchmarks — compare your soil health against farms using similar practices in your ecoregion
• • Data stays yours — cooperative governance means you own your samples and control access
• • Carbon-farming integration and alignment with CDFA Healthy Soils practices

We're building federated eDNA datasets governed by FAIR and CARE principles. As the atlas grows, you'll get GIS-indexed metagenomic data across California — soil, marine, and freshwater — with PostGIS queries, a REST API, and cross-site analysis tools.

Researchers and graduate students are also invited to mentor a student team during a cohort — see the mentor model in our summer-2026 pilot.

We adapt the program to your context — your ecosystems, your goals — anywhere in the world.

• • API access to the California eDNA Atlas — GIS-indexed taxonomic data with DLT-attested provenance
• • Contribute field protocols and analysis pipelines to the shared module library
• • Co-author on multi-site studies across our growing network of campus and field partners
• • Partner application for institutions that want to contribute hardware, data, or expertise

The Atlas will map every organism our cohorts find — from schoolyard fungi to kelp-forest bacteria. Browse the atlas as it grows, filter by ecoregion, and follow the stories behind the data. No login required.

• • Browse the atlas — click any sampling site to see what species were found there
• • Read community stories — students, farmers, and researchers sharing what they discovered
• • Subscribe to updates — we publish findings from new sampling sites as they come online