BioBlitz is a 24-hour event in which teams of scientists, volunteers, and community members join forces to find, identify, and learn about as many local plant and animal species as possible. National Geographic and the National Park Service launch the program 10 years ago with the goal of conducting a BioBlitz in a different park each year throughout the decade leading up to the U.S. National Park Service Centennial. 2016 is here and BioBlitz is going national to celebrate.
In 2016 National Parks BioBlitz cornerstone event will take place at national parks in and around Washington, D.C. A companion Biodiversity Festival will be help at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall. Additional BioBlitzes will be held at more than 100 national parks across the country. Interested? Find a BioBlitz near you at http://education.nationalgeographic.org/projects/bioblitz/
Project founders organized BioBlitz as a way for communities to learn about the biological diversity of local parks and to better understand how to protect them. BioBlitz events give adults, kids, and teens the opportunity to join biologists in the field, participate in bona fide research expeditions, and learn from the experts about biodiversity—both around the planet and in our own backyards.