JAC Bioblitz 2025

What is it?

A BioBlitz is a communal citizen-science effort to record as many species as possible, within a designated location and time period, using the iNaturalist app

When is the event?

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The event will take place through April 25-28 2025

Where is it?

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John Abbott College campus & surrounding areas

What's the goal?

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The objective is to connect with nature and others, while providing useful data for scientific biodiversity conservation purposes.

Just make as many iNaturalist observations as possible at JAC

No sign-up is needed to participate in the BioBlitz.

Contribute to Science

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Every observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to the most common backyard weed. We share your findings with scientific data repositories like the Global Biodiversity Information Facility to help scientists find and use your data. All you have to do is observe.

iNaturalist

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Connect with Nature
Explore and share your observations from the natural world.

Download the Naturalist App

Works On All Your Devices

Install our mobile app so you can always observe, even without cell reception or wifi.

Android
iOS

How It Works

  1. Record your observations
  2. Share with fellow naturalists
  3. Discuss your findings

You must create an account at iNaturalist