06-12-2007, 07:10 PM
Looking for a fun family activity that gets everyone out of the house and into some Colorado nature? BioBlitz is a celebration of biodiversity and a 24-hour count of everything that grows, creeps, crawls, hops, flies or slithers. You can be a part of science as we count everything living because ALL SPECIES COUNT!
Anchored at the Audubon Center at Chatfield Reservoir, the event will kick off Friday the 15th with campfire tales and continues through Saturday with various counts and presentations on birds, bugs, mollusks, reptiles and more. An open house, sponsored by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, will be held at the Center from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. on Saturday, where attendees can visit exhibits such as the "Creepy Crawly Quest" and "Our Wild Neighbors."
For detailed information and event times and locations for this year's event, go to www.denveraudubon.org/bioblitz.htm .
WHAT: All Species Count - BioBlitz Festival of Biodiversity
WHERE: Audubon Center at Chatfield, located at the southwest corner of Chatfield State Park, about 4 1/2 miles south of C470 and Wadsworth Avenue on Waterton Road.
WHEN: Beginning Friday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. through Saturday, June 16 at 1 p.m.
WHY: All Species Count - BioBlitz helps citizens recognize the value of our native plants and wildlife in the greater Denver/Boulder area and raises awareness and builds support for nature in our communities.
HOW: BioBlitz is free and open to the public.
About All Species Count - BioBlitz
The All Species Count - BioBlitz seeks community involvement to:
-Develop inventories of plant and wildlife species in parks, open spaces and throughout greater Denver/Boulder area.<br />
-Build partnerships between community volunteers, interest groups, scientific experts, and land management agencies.<br />
-Prove that Denver/Boulder area communities have kept space for wildlife and natural communities despite unprecedented growth and create momentum for continuing this trend.<br />
For more information on how you can get involved, go to http://www.allspeciescount.org/
Sponsors
Audubon Society of Greater Denver<br />
www.denveraudubon.org<br />
Contact: Susan Smith, 303-973-9530 or email ssmith@denveraudubon.org
Colorado Division of Wildlife<br />
www.wildlife.state.co.us<br />
Contact: Debbie Lerch Cushman, 303-291-7328 or email debbie.lerch@state.co.us
National Wildlife Federation<br />
www.nwf.org<br />
Contact: Julie Gustafson, 720-273-5247 (cell) or email gustafson@nwf.org
Anchored at the Audubon Center at Chatfield Reservoir, the event will kick off Friday the 15th with campfire tales and continues through Saturday with various counts and presentations on birds, bugs, mollusks, reptiles and more. An open house, sponsored by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, will be held at the Center from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. on Saturday, where attendees can visit exhibits such as the "Creepy Crawly Quest" and "Our Wild Neighbors."
For detailed information and event times and locations for this year's event, go to www.denveraudubon.org/bioblitz.htm .
WHAT: All Species Count - BioBlitz Festival of Biodiversity
WHERE: Audubon Center at Chatfield, located at the southwest corner of Chatfield State Park, about 4 1/2 miles south of C470 and Wadsworth Avenue on Waterton Road.
WHEN: Beginning Friday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. through Saturday, June 16 at 1 p.m.
WHY: All Species Count - BioBlitz helps citizens recognize the value of our native plants and wildlife in the greater Denver/Boulder area and raises awareness and builds support for nature in our communities.
HOW: BioBlitz is free and open to the public.
About All Species Count - BioBlitz
The All Species Count - BioBlitz seeks community involvement to:
-Develop inventories of plant and wildlife species in parks, open spaces and throughout greater Denver/Boulder area.<br />
-Build partnerships between community volunteers, interest groups, scientific experts, and land management agencies.<br />
-Prove that Denver/Boulder area communities have kept space for wildlife and natural communities despite unprecedented growth and create momentum for continuing this trend.<br />
For more information on how you can get involved, go to http://www.allspeciescount.org/
Sponsors
Audubon Society of Greater Denver<br />
www.denveraudubon.org<br />
Contact: Susan Smith, 303-973-9530 or email ssmith@denveraudubon.org
Colorado Division of Wildlife<br />
www.wildlife.state.co.us<br />
Contact: Debbie Lerch Cushman, 303-291-7328 or email debbie.lerch@state.co.us
National Wildlife Federation<br />
www.nwf.org<br />
Contact: Julie Gustafson, 720-273-5247 (cell) or email gustafson@nwf.org