Sax-Zim Bog BioBlitz 9
Saturday July 17th, 2021
The concept of a bioblitz started a couple decades ago…and for a noble but bittersweet reason; teams of biologists (ornithologists, mammologists, botanists, lichenologists and so on) were sent to tracts of rainforest jungle that were on the verge of destruction; their mission was to record every living species and every bit of natural history they could before it was lost to humanity forever. The concept evolved in North America to become an educational event where the public can go in the field with a specialist in any one of many disciplines and record what they find and learn about it at the same time.
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog has made this an annual summer event. In it’s 9th year, the BioBlitz continues to grow with the addition of new field trips and experts, documentation of species in new areas of the Bog, and increased attendance by naturalists and curious outdoors folks alike.
SCHEDULE
8:45 to 9am—Please arrive by 9am at the latest to attend the intro talk and pick your field trip.
9:15 am—Field trips depart (Please bring your own water/drinks, lunch, sunscreen/bugdope, boots, field equipment (if you want)).
2:00 pm—Field trips return to Welcome Center for wrap-up and sharing.
2:30-3:30 pm—Wrap-up presentations and Species Compilation (All leaders will return with some critters/plants to share with the groups, basically show-and-tell for adults!).
Registration is highly encouraged! If details change, we can contact you: Click here to register for the Bog BioBlitz IX
LEADERS & TRIPS for 2021 (You can register for the trip you would like to attend when arriving at the BioBlitz)
BUMBLE BEES AND ALLIES with Tony Ernst
INSECTS with Dr. Tim Craig
SPIDERS with Chad Heins
BIRDS with Kim Risen
BUTTERFLIES AND LADYBUGS with Jerry McCormick
FLYING CRITTERS (Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies) with Jason Heinen
BOG PLANTS AND SEDGES with Jason Husveth (be prepared to cover long distances bog-stomping)
PLANTS AND SHRUBS with Kelly Beaster
GALLS AND NON-METAZOAN PLANT DISEASES with Sam Guida
MOTHS AND NIGHTTIME INSECTS with Kristina and Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus (email Clinton at naturalist@saxzim.org if interested in moth watching)
AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY (Fish, Aquatic Inverts, Mollusks, etc) with Clinton and Kristina Dexter-Nienhaus