For anyone interested, @alpine_flora_of_australia and I are running three big bioblitzes over the next 3 weekends:
25-27 February = Blue Mountains (Blackheath base camp)
4-6 March = Washpool + Gibraltar Range NPs, NSW North Coast
11-13 March = Murramarang NP, NSW South Coast
There'll be stacks of experts leading walks and surveys.
Registration available at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/big-bushfire-bioblitz-registration-206905017477
Also feel free to join any of the projects at https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/big-bushfire-bioblitz-umbrella.
Schedule for this weekend's blitz at the Blue Mountains available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-9s6M8-yfIn0ycMWMieg9SiVEPkIYEC_F9QJZ4wE7k4/edit?usp=sharing
Would love to meet some of you in person :)
Hi all,
Looking forward to this weekend's blitz. Despite the dodgy weather, the blitz will still be running at this point. If it looks like we'll get bad thunderstorms, however, we may have to postpone it, so we'll keep everyone updated.
We now have a schedule for this weekend; check it out here. We've got heaps of amazing people onboard, so it will be a great opportunity to learn from the experts.
Remember that you don't have to add your observations to the project manually; as long as you upload an observation normally within the defined area, it will be included.
One thing that will be helpful though is adding the observation field 'Big Bushfire Bioblitz: burnt or unburnt?' to your observations. All you have to do for each observation is search for that text string under the observation fields menu, and then select either 'burnt' or 'unburnt' from the dropdown depending on which area you were in. If you're unsure, don't worry about filling it out and we can do it for you :)
Feel free to ask me or @alpine_flora_of_australia if you have any questions.
