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Description — please describe the item in detail, including its content, context, and significance.

Creator(s) — artist, filmmaker, researcher, organization, or collective.

Date of creation or completion (e.g. 2023, 2023-06, or 2023-06-15)

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Where was this work created or presented? (e.g. Oakland, CA; Bolinas Lagoon; Salinas River watershed)

Is there a website(s) or URL(s) associated with this item? (optional) — enter one per line. E.g. project website, streaming link, publication DOI, or institutional repository

Submit files associated with your item. For video and audio, paste your YouTube (or other hosted) link below and submit 1–3 representative still images so the archive has a visual record. A transcript is strongly encouraged for audio and video items.

Accepted formats: images (JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF), documents (PDF).

For image submissions — submit the highest-resolution file you have. If submitting a scan of a physical original, the minimum is 3,000 pixels on the long edge. If your image is a born-digital file created for screen (web graphics, digital art, net art, UI design, generative work), submit the native file at its original resolution — do not upsample. See guidance below."
Image file guidance (for developer reference — display relevant portions to contributor based on item type):

DIGITIZED PHYSICAL ORIGINALS (scans of photographs, prints, drawings, physical artworks, archival documents):
• Minimum: 3,000 pixels on the long edge. This is the NARA/FADGI archival floor and the CDL/Calisphere submission standard.
• Recommended: 4,000 pixels on the long edge — FADGI 3-star aim point for photographic prints (FADGI Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials, 3rd ed., 2023).
• Format: Uncompressed TIFF preferred for scanned archival masters. High-quality JPEG (minimal compression) acceptable for access copies.
• PPI applies only to scanning: 400 ppi at the original’s physical dimensions will typically meet the pixel minimum for standard-sized originals.

BORN-DIGITAL SCREEN FILES (web graphics, digital illustration, net art, GIF, generative art, UI/UX design, data visualisations, screen captures):
• Submit the native file at its original pixel dimensions. Do not upsample — interpolated pixels degrade rather than preserve the work.
• PPI is not meaningful for born-digital screen files and should be disregarded. A 1920 × 1080px PNG at 72 ppi is a complete, archivally valid file if that is the native resolution.
• The pixel minimum does not apply. The native resolution is the authoritative file.
• In the caption field, note: “Born-digital screen file — native resolution [W × H px].” Staff will record this in the item record during metadata enrichment.
• Format: PNG preferred for lossless colour. High-quality JPEG acceptable for photographic-style born-digital images. GIF for animated works.

BOTH TYPES:
• No maximum pixel dimension is enforced, but files over 100MB may be slow to upload. Use the URL field to link to a hosted copy if needed.

Submit Image(s) for Audio, Performance, or Video items, submit still image(s) 1–3 images

Link to full content - Paste the URL to your video or audio (YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, or other hosted platform)

Optional caption describing the submitted still image(s) — e.g. scene, timestamp, or production context. For multiple stills, separate captions with a semicolon

Transcript (optional but strongly encouraged for audio and video) — paste a text transcript of your recording

Help us connect your work to the right themes and communities. Select the terms that best describe your item — you do not need to fill every field.

What words can be used to describe the Climate Themes of your submission?

What words can be used to describe the Ecological Domain / Habitat Themes of your submission? (e.g. Plains, Coral Reef, Desert Dunes, Coastal Beach, etc.)

What methodologies / practices were used in your submission? (e.g. AI-Assisted Practice, Data Visualization, Oral History, Sculpture, etc.)

What is your submission made of or made with? (e.g. Ceramics, Photography, Glass, Wood, etc.)

What is the geographic scope of your submission?

What is the audience and engagement type for your submission? (e.g. Classroom and Formal Education, Direct Action and Protest, Publication and Print, etc.)

What institution or community is your submission affiliated with?

What are the themes and concepts of your submission? (e.g. Healing and Restoration, Youth and Futurity, Care and Reciprocity)

Add 3–8 tags — use for species names, local place names, project titles, or community language not covered above. Separate with commas. (e.g. Bolinas Lagoon, Macrocystis Pyrifera, Fog season

Please indicate who holds rights to this item and how it may be used. If you are unsure, select 'All rights reserved' — our team can help clarify rights during review. For works with Indigenous cultural protocols, please select the relevant option and we will follow up before any publication

What is the rights status of your submission?

If Creative Commons, which license?

Please select the Access Level for this submission

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