Saguaro Bioblitz: Taking Stock of Tucson's Backyard National Park and Celebrating Biodiversity, Oct. 21-22, 2011
2011. Saguaro Bioblitz: Taking Stock of Tucson's Backyard National Park and Celebrating Biodiversity, Oct. 21-22, 2011. Targeted News Service (TNS)
News release of a collaborative 24-hour BioBlitz species count and a two-day Biodiversity Festival at Saguaro National Park. This educational and Citizen Science event teamed the National Park Service, the National Geographic Society, the Friends of Saguaro National Park and the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Scientific endeavor, festival and outdoor classroom, the BioBlitz brought together more than 150 leading scientists and naturalists from around the country, thousands of local citizens of all ages, more than 2,000 students from the greater Tucson area and more than 100,000 schoolchildren who joined via the Internet on a National Park Foundation Electronic Field Trip. Together they observed and recorded as many plant and animal species as possible in 24 hours. Inventory activities include counting cacti, catching insects by day and night, spotting birds, exploring washes, examining aquatic organisms, and observing and using technology to better understand the diverse ecosystems of Saguaro National Park.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Date of Issue
- 2011-09-24
- Publisher
- Targeted News Service (TNS)
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- BioBlitz, biodiversity, Biodiversity Festival, education, Electronic Field Trip, Michael Fay, National Geographic Society, species count
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , NPS.gov Subject Site: Biodiversity , NPS.gov Subject Site: Citizen Science , NPS.gov Subject Site: Park Science , NPS.gov Subject Site: Partnerships , NPS.gov Subject Site: Schools & Education , NPS.gov Subject Site: Science of the American Southwest , NPS.gov Subject Site: Youth Programs