Events
BioBlitz: Citizen Science Opportunity
August 24, 2022
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
5639 Oak Cliff Drive, El Paso, TX, 79912
- Venue:
- Thunder Canyon 5639 Oak Cliff Drive El Paso, TX, 79912
- Admission:
- FREE
- Website:
- https://www.fronteralandalliance.org/events
- Contact Name:
- Wendy Diaz
- Contact E-mail Address:
- Outreach@FronteraLandAlliance.org
- Contact Phone Number:
- 915.455.6010
Join us at Thunder Canyon for a BioBlitz where you will have an opportunity to participate in citizen science!
What is BioBlitz? BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species (flora and fauna) as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. Families, students, teachers, naturalists, scientists, and other members of the community work together to get a picture of an area’s biodiversity. Essentially like City Nature Challenge.
Apps such as iNaturalist make collecting photographs and biological information about living things easy as part of a BioBlitz. High quality data uploaded to iNaturalist become part of an open source database that is used by scientists around the world.
We will try to identify as many species as possible using field guides and with the help of iNaturalist. All ages are welcome, no experience required!
If you’re interested in volunteering, or for more information, contact Education and Volunteer Program Manager, Wendy Diaz, at Outreach@FronteraLandAlliance.org.
To RSVP contact, Education and Volunteer Program Manager, Wendy Diaz, at Outreach@FronteraLandAlliance.org.
To RSVP by SMS, text “BIOBLITZ” with the number of attendees to 915.455.6010. (For example, “BIOBLITZ3”)