Niagara College is pleased to announce that we are hosting our 3rd Annual Spring BioBlitz at our Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus on Saturday April 14th, 2018 from 6am - 4pm! A BioBlitz is an event that completes an intense biological survey of a specified area. The event is volunteer-based and involves scientists, community members and amateur enthusiasts, coming together with the common goal of identifying as many species as possible within the specified time frame. BioBlitz events are increasing in popularity, as they promote citizen science, engage the public and produce species inventories. These events are intended to provide a ‘snap shot’ of the species diversity found in a location and the data collected helps create a baseline for researchers and the local community to monitor biodiversity over time. With anthropogenic factors (such as development, pollution and climate change) affecting species and their habitat, BioBlitz events conducted by citizen scientists are needed more than ever. Please note, we would appreciate if you left your pets at home during the event - we don't want to scare off any potential species!
Expert Responsibilities As an NC BioBlitz 2018 expert, your role will be to lead hikes around our NOTL campus throughout the event day, to assist citizen scientists in identifying species within your area of expertise. Any species identified will be recorded on the NC BioBlitz Data Sheets provided and will contribute to the college's Biodiversity Inventory.
Registration Questions Thank you for taking the time to complete the registration form. The questions are designed to gather your registration and information on your area of expertise as well as what time(s) you will be available on the BioBlitz event day. The questions should take no longer than 10 minutes of your time. Please note, we are only registering individuals, not groups or organizations. We would like to know exactly who is coming!