Backcountry Bio Blitz

In partnership with Blazing Star Environmental, we are pleased to be holding the Backcountry Bioblitz at Land’escapes again this year!

Come for a 24-hour fundraising event where teams of volunteers work together to find and identify as many species as possible. All proceeds will go to the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (OTTC). Attendees have the option to come just for the days or camp at our backcountry sites on June 7th.

A Bio Blitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area in one day. They are a biological inventory or biological census done with the help of community members, naturalists, and knowledgeable locals. The primary goal of a BioBlitz is to get an overall count of the plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms that live in a place.

The winning team with the most species ID’s will win a weekend trip of their choice back at Land’escapes sometime this summer! There will also be other prizes for identifying new species, most fungi, most snakes, and most invertebrates.

This event benefits the Ontario Turtle Conservation Center, which operates a turtle hospital that treats, rehabilitates, and releases injured turtles. It also aids many conservation initiatives by conducting extensive research and by running a comprehensive education and outreach program.

To review all the details and to register, please visit the organizer’s website: https://landescapes.org/backcountry-bioblitz/