The largest gathering of scientists and nature-lovers
ever assembled in Vermont will convene in Montpelier for a unique
inventory of plants, animals, fungi, microorganisms and every other
living thing they can find. It is called a BioBlitz. And it will
transform the city in just 24 hours.
What’s a BioBlitz?
BioBlitzes are a blend of science, celebration, education,
community, and loads of fun. Biologists and ordinary citizens fan
out to find orchids and otters, ferns and frogs, birds and butterflies,
lichens and liverworts. Anything living is fair game. What 
we discover
will be tallied, catalogued, and presented for everyone to see.
And it all happens in one 24-hour period.
The
Montpelier BioBlitz
BioBlitzes
typically cover a park or nature preserve. The Montpelier BioBlitz
will include the entire city, the first-ever BioBlitz of a state
capital. Envision a city-wide nature festival: landowners discovering
the flowers and birds on their property; school children learning
science and the natural gifts within their community; guest
lectures on nature; and the city’s restaurants and other
merchants joining the celebration.The official BioBlitz clock
runs from July 11 at 3pm untiil July 12 at 3 pm. We will end
the event with a huge barbecue supper where we will tally all
the species we find.
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