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Join the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Belle Isle Conservancy, Detroit Zoological Society, and parks throughout the country in a fun challenge to see how many pollinator species can be documented this September. It's easy to participate either by joining an event or making observations on your own using the iNaturalist app. With the iNaturalist app, you just take a picture of a pollinator (bee, butterfly, bat, etc.) or pollinator-friendly plant, and the community will help identify the species. You can participate by exploring the nature and wildlife within Milliken State Park, Dequindre Cut Greenway, Gabriel Richard Park and/or Belle Isle Park – all within a few-mile radius of each other, near Downtown Detroit. Any observation you make will count during our event.
This BioBlitz event was made possible by the National Recreation and Park Association and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation. Park and recreation agencies across the country will be hosting Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz events throughout the month. You can learn more about the Parks for Pollinators initiative and see which agencies are participating by visiting NRPA.org/BioBlitz.
What’s a BioBlitz? The Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz is an event where community members work with park staff to create a snapshot of the variety of wildlife that can be found in the specified locations Sept. 16-30. This information will help us understand how we can better protect pollinators and other important wildlife in our community.
If you are familiar with citizen science projects, you can continue your participation on this iNaturalist link and start collecting data Sept. 16-30.
We look forward to seeing your contributions!
If you'd like more guidance and information, join us for a virtual informational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. This introductory webinar will explain what a BioBlitz is, how to participate on your own using iNaturalist, and some of the pollinators and pollinator plants you might encounter this time of year. Survey areas for the Detroit River Pollinator Project BioBlitz will include Milliken State Park, the Dequindre Cut, Gabriel Richard Park and Belle Isle Park.
Join Sept. 15 Zoom meeting
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Join us for an optional virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 to “check in” to learn about a featured pollinator species and to ask our hosts any questions you may have about locations, species you’ve seen, data submission or other pollinator-related topics.
Join Sept. 24 Zoom meeting
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Join us at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 for a wrap-up session, where we’ll share some of the highlights and the data gathered for this BioBlitz project. We will invite participants to share any fascinating or unique observations they may have had during their surveys!
Join Oct. 1 Zoom meeting
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