Sponsored by Joshua's Trust and EASTCONN

What is it? A BioBlitz is a 24-hour event in which teams of volunteer scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community member’s work together to find and identify as many species of plants, animals, microbes, fungi, and other organisms as possible. The Church Farm consists of 228 acres of diverse habitats. This should be a great exploration!

What is it for? A BioBlitz gets people excited about science through hands-on experience. It helps people to discover the diversity of life that can be found in any local neighborhood or park. It fosters better understanding of the interdependence of all forms of life, and how preservation of such lands ensures the survival of this bio-diversity in the future.

How Can I take Part? Scientists/naturalists: Become part of the BioBlitz team during the 24 hour period gathering field data, identifying species, interacting with the public. Contact Juan Sanchez: 860 455-0425 jasdarwin2@charter.net

General Volunteer:  Help with registration, check-in, traffic control, set-up and clean-up. Contact Joan Hill: 860 228 2849 jhill003@charter.net

Visitors:  Due to parking, sanitary, and other limitations, we can only have fifty people on site at any one time. For this reason, it will be necessary to pre-register to visit the BioBlitz. The schedule of events can be accessed by clicking here. Hosting the public is a primary goal of BioBlitzes, and we hope you will be able to come.

Contact the Church Farm BioBlitz: jjhill003@charter.net

For a printable version of this page, click here.

For the schedule of events, click here.