Nisqually BMA Bioblitz

May 15th, 2009 - May 16th, 2009 | PROJECT

On May 15th & 16th, 2009, citizens, area landowners and experts team together to conduct a 24-hour biological inventory of the taxa in an the Biodiversity Management Area near the towns of Roy and McKenna just east of Fort Lewis in Pierce County, WA. Teams will include botany, invertebrates, mammals, prairie species, butterflies, amphibians and reptiles. Teams will use CyberTracker software and handheld devices to input data into the UW's NatureMapping program. Overnight camping, t-shirts, and meals will be available to volunteers.

Project Website(s)

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Project Products

http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects/tahomaaudubon/nisquallybioblitz/

Team Members

Tahoma Audubon Society, Author
Pierce County Biodiversity Alliance, Contributor
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Contributor
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Contributor
Tacoma Nature Center, Contributor
Krystal Kyer, Contributor, Tahoma Audobon
John Garner, Contact, Tacoma Nature Center

Tags

Audience: General Public | Scientists
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Life science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Citizen Science Programs | Public Programs