From RI Natural History Survey:
Orientation for Rhode Island Natural History Survey BioBlitz 2008 to be held May 8 at Roger Williams Park Zoo, from 7 to 9 pm.
BioBlitz organizer RINHS and event partner Roger Williams Park Zoo are recruiting volunteers with three different levels of natural history experience-taxonomic experts, team coordinators, and team members-to assist in this survey of The Westerly Land Trust's 500 acre Grills Preserve in Westerly, RI, on June 6 & 7.
A BioBlitz is an effort by volunteer naturalists to identify as many species of organisms as possible in 24 hours on a particular parcel of land. BioBlitz 2008, Rhode Island's 9th annual BioBlitz, will be held from 3 P.M. June 6 to 3 P.M. June 7 in Westerly.
The local host is The Westerly Land Trust. It will be the 9th annual RI BioBlitz. Visit www.rinhs.org for more details and information on past BioBlitzes.
BioBlitz this year will be more focused on species inventory than ever. Taxonomic experts are those well versed in species identification, team coordinators plan and manage the efforts of their team to blitz as many species as possible, and team members help cover the widest possible range of habitats and assist with tasks including installing equipment and gathering samples.
Those interested in being team coordinators or team members during BioBlitz should attend an orientation for teams on Thursday, May 8, at Roger Williams Park Zoo, in Providence, RI. Doors open at 6:30 P.M., orientation from 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. You DO NOT have to be an expert to help at BioBlitz. Equipment and training in field techniques will be available if you're willing to learn. If you plan to attend the orientation please contact RINHS by email or by calling 401-874-5800 by May 7. If you can't attend the orientation but still plan to participate in BioBlitz, contact RINHS for more information.
Teams are forming for the following taxa:
- algae
- annelid worms
- ants
- aquatic invertebrates (mayflies, caddisflies, etc.)
- microscopic aquatic organisms
- bees and wasps
- beetles
- birds
- bugs (hemiptera and homoptera)
- butterflies
- crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids
- crustaceans and allies (shrimp, crayfish, isopods, amphipods)
- dragonflies and damselflies
- fish
- flies
- fungi (mushrooms)
- lichens
- mammals (small or large)
- mollusks
- mosses
- moths
- reptiles and amphibians
- spiders and kin (centipedes, millipedes, mites, etc.)
- terrestrial misc. arthropods (silverfish, earwigs, springtails, etc.)
- vascular plants (or any subdivision you're interested in...trees/shrubs,
- forbs, grasses, sedges, aquatic plants, etc.)
What are you into?
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Kira Stillwell
Program Administrator
RI Natural History Survey
P.O. Box 1858
Kingston, RI 02881
401.874.5800
[email protected]
www.rinhs.org
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