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About the Project
A BioBlitz is a 24-hour event in which teams of volunteer scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, microbes, fungi, and other organisms as possible. A BioBlitz gives adults, kids, and teens the opportunity to join biologists in the field and participate in bona fide research expeditions. It's a fun and exciting way to learn about the biological diversity of local parks and to better understand how to protect them. National Geographic is helping conduct a BioBlitz in a different national park each year during the decade leading up to the U.S. National Park Service Centennial in 2016. Next up: Biscayne National Park near Miami, Florida. Volunteers at the 2009 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore BioBlitz turned up more than 1,200 species (download a PDF list here) compared with more than 1,700 in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in 2008 and more than 650 in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Park in 2007. See pictures from the latest BioBlitz and get updates on Blog WILD.
BioBlitz 2010
Past BioBlitzes
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BioBlitz 2009: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Volunteers at the 2009 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore BioBlitz turned up more than 1,200 species.
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BioBlitz 2008: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Watch BioBlitz-related Wild Chronicles segments featuring leading wildlife researchers and fieldwork from around the world.
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BioBlitz 2007: Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.
Wild Chronicles works with scientists, explorers, kids and volunteers to conduct a 24-hour inventory of all living organisms in Rock Creek Park.
BioBlitz Event Information
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