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http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2016-bioblitz-at-the-turkey-creek-nature-preserve

The Turkey Creek Nature Preserve is hosting a BioBlitz this weekend, starting April 15th at noon and running until April 16th at noon. For those of you not familiar, 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. This is a fun and exciting opportunity to come together as a community and share our knowledge and hopefully learn a little along the way.

Some notable activities during this event will include:
-Botany surveys
-herpetofauna surveys
-Aquatic surveys
-Evening mothing
-A birding walk with Scot Duncan at 9am on Saturday the 16th

Participants are welcome to come and stay as long as they would like during the 24-hour period. We will have space for camping, and will provide dinner on the night 15th (veggi Chili) and breakfast on the 16th.
For more information or to RSVP, please send an email to cyeager@bsc.edu.

Join us on April 23 for BioBlitz 2016- Finding nature on the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest in Auburn, Alabama

What is a BioBlitz? A BioBlitz is a hands-on, citizen science event to promote interest in local biodiversity. Citizens will have the opportunity to work in the forest alongside scientists from Auburn University and the local area while discovering the diversity of insects, fish, fungi, plants, birds and bats that call the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest (MOTDF) home.

Where? Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest, Moore’s Mill Road, Auburn, Alabama

When? This come-and-go event is open to the public from 7:00 am until 9:00 pm Saturday, April 23, 2016. Stay for a couple of hours, or stay for the day. It is up to you.

Who can attend? Anyone who loves nature and learning about the natural world! We invite the public including students, teachers, and families to attend this event.

Does it cost anything to participate? The cost is $5.00/per person for all participants 10 years old and up. Each participant will get an “Explorer’s Kit” which will include a notebook, pencil, and hand lens, along with information about Alabama’s forests and wildlife. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Water, light snacks, and bathroom facilities will be available on site.

I still have questions. Who can I contact? For more information please contact BioBlitz coordinator Dr. Becky Barlow, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Forestry Specialist. Phone: 334.844.1019 Email:rjb0003@aces.edu

To pre-register online: http://www.aces.edu/go/639

Directions to the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest from downtown Auburn, Alabama.
Travel south on College St to E. Samford Avenue. Turn left on E. Samford Avenue. Travel 0.4 miles to Moore’s Mill Road and turn right. Travel 3.5 miles on Moore’s Mill Road. The entrance to the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest will be on your left. Go through the gate and follow the signs to parking.

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge will host its first ever BioBlitz! A BioBlitz is a short period of time where every observation is recorded and designed to quickly calculate species richness for a designated area. Join refuge scientists, volunteers, families, students, teachers, and other community members to see how many species we can identify while exploring Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. We are focusing on the Jeff Friend Trail located on State Hwy 180, in Gulf Shores, AL. Be sure to download the free iNaturalist App on your smartphone so we can count your observations! (Photo: Stephanie Pluscht)
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge All events take place at the Jeff Friend Trail

Friday 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
2:00 Native Trees
3:00 Wetland Critters
4:00 Native Plants
6:00 Birds
7:00 Night Creatures
8:00 Moth Madness
Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
9:00 Birds
10:00 Little Lagoon Seining
11:00 Reptiles and Amphibians
12:00 Pollinator Hunt
1:00 Everything but the….your choice!

WHERE
12295 AL-180 - 12295 Alabama 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bon-secour-national-wildlife-refuge-bioblitz