June 20, 2022 - June 26, 2022
2022-06-20T00:00:00
Virtual BioBlitz
Monday, June 20, 2022
Community Wide Virtual Event
The Township is hosting a week-long “BioBlitz” – a community effort to identify as many species as possible during National Pollinator Week. This effort provides an informal, fun opportunity for the public to learn together and share their enthusiasm for nature. And the information collected contributes to a genuine scientific survey. Anyone can participate regardless of age or knowledge level.
National Pollinator Week, June 20-26, 2022, brings attention to the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Created by Pollinator.org, this worldwide celebration is also a call to action to save bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. The Woodlands Township is celebrating National Pollinator Week by hosting a weeklong BioBlitz.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN BIOBLITZ 2022
- Download the iNaturalist app onto your phone, tablet, or computer.
- Familiarize yourself with the app.
- Watch a short tutorial at inaturalist.org and then head outside, take some photos of the insects, critters and plants you encounter, and then upload the photos to iNaturalist via the app or website.
- Put iNaturalist to work
- If using the app on a CELL PHONE or TABLET
- Log into your iNaturalist account
- From the menu in the top left corner, select ‘Projects’
- In the ‘Search’ magnifying glass at the top right corner, type ‘The Woodlands Township BioBlitz June 2022’
- Select ‘Join’
- If using the website on a COMPUTER or TABLET
- Log into your iNaturalist account
- From the ‘Community’ tab at the top of the page, select ‘Projects’
- In the search bar, located below the ‘Featured Project’, type ‘The Woodlands Township BioBlitz June 2022’
- Click on the event to be directed to the project page
- Select ‘Join’ in the upper right corner, next to the ‘About Section’
Observations made during National Pollinator Week, June 20-26, will be tallied and results will be shared with our community. You can make as many or as few observations as you like and from any area you wish – backyard, park or forest. Whether you make one observation or a thousand, you’ll have fun being outdoors, contribute to important scientific efforts including pollinator conservation, and you’re sure to learn something new.
Join us for our in-person BioBlitz, Saturday, June 25, 2022 from 8 to 11 a.m. at The Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park. View event details.