During the week of September 20th, 2021, the Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District collaborated with Molly Magnan, FCNRCD Supervisor and BFA Science Teacher, to host the first ever Maple Run Unified School District Bioblitz! As of Sept 24th, 650 observations were collected with at least 136 species identified, with more identifications to come in future weeks on the iNaturalist app.
Check out this great article about the event with galleries of photos by Kate Barcellos of the St. Albans Messenger: https://www.samessenger.com/news/see-what-students-were-up-to-at-their-first-bio-blitz/article_e76d281a-1bf0-11ec-9890-47663661a467.html
Learn more about Bioblitz with iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/bioblitz+guide
Interested in hosting a Bioblitz in your community? Let us know at: info@FranklinCountyNRCD.org
Photo credit: Kate Barcellos with the St. Albans Messenger