Sax-Zim Bog BioBlitz - Friends of Sax-Zim Bog

14th Annual Sax-Zim Bog Bioblitz!

Saturday June 27, 2026

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Friends of Sax-Zim Bog has made this an annual summer event. In it’s 14th 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

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR FIELD TRIPS!! When ready, you can find links to register for these field trips on our Field Trips and Events Page here!

*** 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, June 26

BioBlitz Moth and Nighttime Creatures Field Trip and Caddisfly Field Trips

Start Time- 8:00 pm, meeting at the Lois King Education Center at the Welcome Center

(REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Moth Field Trip registration can be found here! Caddisfly Field Trip registration can be found here!)

Saturday, June 27

Pre-BioBlitz Bird Field Trip

Time: 6:30- 9:00 am, meeting at the Wilburt Cafe Parking Lot

(REGISTRATION REQUIRED and can be found here!)

Main Event Schedule

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 Field Trip meets at the Welcome Center (Registration Required and can be found here!)

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!).

Confirmed LEADERS & TRIPS for 2026 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! ***

Kyle Johnson- Moth-watching Field Trip (Registration required!)

Clinton and Kristina Dexter-Nienhaus- Moth-watching Field Trip (Registration Required); Dragonflies and Damselflies (Day Field Trip)

Daniel Edwards- Aquatic Insects Field Trip

Kelly Beaster- Plants, Trees, and Shrubs Field Trip #1

Ethan Perry- Plants Field Trip #2

Greg Cleary- Pre-BioBlitz Birding Field Trip (Registration Required)

Collin Nienhaus- Fishes Field Trip

Sparky Stensaas- Butterflies and Other Insects Field Trip

Robin Thomson- Caddisflies Field Trip

Cristian Beza-Beza- Beetles and Other Insects Field Trip

Tim Craig- Insects Field Trip

Colin Schuller- Reptiles and Amphibians Field Trip