13th Annual Sax-Zim Bog Bioblitz!
Saturday August 9, 2025
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog has made this an annual summer event. In it’s 13th 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.
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.
We have put a spin on the bioblitz concept by adding two very important elements: Education and Sharing our Discoveries! All leaders share information about the species targeted on each field trip and in turn, we all get to learn about what folks found interesting and exciting during the compilation at the end of the day. These two items (and our excellent field trip leaders!) make for a very enjoyable and educational day!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
*** NOTE: Field Trips are subject to change and will be updated up until the day of the event! ***
FAMILIES WELCOME! KIDS ARE WELCOME ON ALL FIELD TRIPS.
Friday, August 8
8:00 pm– BioBlitz Moth and Nighttime Creatures Field Trip start at Welcome Center (REGISTRATION NOT YET OPEN)
Saturday, August 9
6:30- 9:00 am– BioBlitz Bird Field Trip (meeting at Wilburt Cafe Parking Lot by 6:30 am; REGISTRATION NOT YET OPEN)
8:45- 9:00 am—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)).
12:00- 1:30 pm- Family Friendly Nature Hike begins at the Welcome Center (LEADER TBD)
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 not open! Registration is not required for this event, but is encouraged. Field Trip registration will take place prior to the BioBlitz start before 9 am.
Confirmed LEADERS & TRIPS for 2025 Sax-Zim Bog BioBlitz
*** FIELD TRIPS AND LEADERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEADING A TRIP FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT HEAD NATURALIST CLINTON at naturalist@saxzim.org! ***
Chad Heins- Spiders
Kyle Johnson- Moths (Evening Field Trip)
Clinton and Kristina Dexter-Nienhaus- Moths (Evening Field Trip); Butterflies and Beetles (Day Field Trip)
Jeff Fisher and Mike Moen- Dragonflies and Damselflies Field Trip
Daniel Edwards- Aquatic Insects
Previous Sax-Zim Bog BioBlitz Reports
2024 Bog BioBlitz—RESULTS, WRAP-UP & PHOTOS
2023 Bog BioBlitz—RESULTS, WRAP-UP & PHOTOS
2022 Bog BioBlitz—RESULTS, WRAP-UP & PHOTOS
2021 Bog BioBlitz—RESULTS, WRAP-UP & PHOTOS