From Chris Lauver, of NPS:
2016 is the Centennial of the National Park Service! In celebration, NPS is teaming up with the National Geographic Society to conduct BioBlitzes and Biodiversity celebrations at more than 100 National Parks across the country on May 20-21, 2016.
You may already be aware that a BioBlitz is a biological inventory where teams of volunteers, each led by a subject matter expert, find and identify as many species as possible within a 24-hour period.
In the Pacific Northwest, NPS is holding BioBlitzes at 8 units of the National Park Service: San Juan Island National Historical Park, Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Mount Rainier National Park, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, and Klondike Goldrush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park. We hope you can be part of the Pacific Northwest BioBlitz.
We are currently recruiting field biologists and naturalists to participate in the Pacific Northwest BioBlitz, and we invite you to join us! We are excited to have your help in documenting the park’s biodiversity and in sharing your knowledge about and enthusiasm for nature with students, teachers, and the general public.
Sign up now (before February 15) at:
https://nationalgeographic.formstack.com/forms/bioblitz_pacific_northwest_scientist_registration_form)
If you want a little more information about BioBlitzes, or need help convincing your friends and colleagues to join, here’s a short video explaining why the National Park Service is conducting them: What is your Niche?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKgYcIAsQaI&feature=youtu.be
Thank you for your consideration. We hope you will be a part of the National Parks BioBlitz!
Sincerely,
Chris Lauver, PhD
Senior Science Advisor, Pacific West Region, National Park Service
Pacific Northwest CESU & Great Basin CESU
Affiliate Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Box 352100, University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Email: Chris_Lauver@nps.gov
Phone: 206-685-7404
Web sites: http://coenv.washington.edu/faculty/chris-lauver/
http://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.cesu/
