Nevada State Science Teachers Association

Please see the below message from the Nevada Department of Wildlife

Our Winter BioBlitz is back and it starts TODAY! This friendly competition is the entire month of December and involves all NDOW staff, volunteers, interns and seasonals, also Nevada teachers. The goal is to observe as much wildlife, plants, insects, tracks, etc. anywhere in Nevada through the smart phone app iNaturalist (Apple App store:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inaturalist/id421397028; Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inaturalist.android&hl=en_US&gl=US). And yes – there will be a prize for most observations! (Flyer is also attached and below.)

 

Check out this BioBlitz online here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/ndow-winter-bioblitz-2021

Remember to JOIN the BioBlitz Project before you make observations if you are participating this year!

 

Questions? Comments? Contact Jess Brooks here: jdbrooks@ndow.org.

 

Get out and observe wildlife next month! Also, have fun! No pressure, but this is a competition! :) Good luck!

What is a BioBlitz?

A BioBlitz is a chunk of time where participants observe as much wildlife as possible – wildlife sightings, insects, plants, tracks… all of the above! This year, the BioBlitz includes the entire month of December and if you join the Project online – anything you observe in Nevada will count! Join the Project here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ndow-winter-bioblitz-2021. (If you are new to iNaturalist, you will need to create an account before you join the BioBlitz project.) This is free to anyone and starts today - on December 1 and lasts until midnight on December 31!

 

How do I make an Observation?

• It’s easiest to make an observation through the iNaturalist app (Apple App store:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inaturalist/id421397028; Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inaturalist.android&hl=en_US&gl=US). But, you can also upload your observations through the website: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ndow-winter-bioblitz-2021.
• Once you’ve created an account and joined the Project for this year’s Winter BioBlitz (https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ndow-winter-bioblitz-2021), on your smart phone with the app open, hit “Observe” at the bottom of your screen. You will be prompted to take a picture with your smart phone or upload a picture. Afterward, you can hit “What did you see?” to check out what the app and the iNaturalist community thinks you saw. Select your best guess and hit “SHARE” at the bottom of your screen. As long as you have location sharing toggled on your app pr your phone, everything will be added to the Winter BioBlitz Project automatically. This data is useful to citizen scientists all over the globe and is corroborated and viewed by anyone who might be studying biodiversity or wildlife populations.