BioBlitz Canada 150 Results

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  1. NWT-TNO BioBlitz Canada 2017
Northwest Territories
July 28, 2017: Tuktoyaktuk
July 30, 2017: Inuvik
August 2, 2017: Norman Wells
August 9, 2017: Fort Simpson
August 1012, 2017: Yellowknife
  • Community BioBlitz
  • 295 participants
  • On iNaturalist:
  • 384 species recorded
  • 763 observations
  • 49 observers
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  1. Cambridge Bay Community BioBlitz
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
August 1314, 2017
  • Community BioBlitz
  • 220 participants
  • On iNaturalist:
  • 14 species recorded
  • 19 observations
  • 1 observer

  1. Cambridge Bay Science BioBlitz
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
August 25, 2017
  • Science-Intense BioBlitz
  • 6 participants, including 4 experts
  • On iNaturalist:
  • 47 species recorded
  • 49 observations
  • 1 observer

summary

  • 521participants
  • iNaturalist:
  • 452 unique species
  • 831 observations
  • Most observed species = Fireweed
  • 14 observations of species at risk encompassing 5 different species:
  • Horned Grebe
  • Red-necked Phalarope
  • Transverse Ladybeetle
  • Common Nighthawk
  • Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
  • Most observed SAR = Transverse Ladybeetle

Highlights

NWT-TNO BioBlitz Canada 2017

The Fort Simpson BioBlitz was led by a local mycologist and focused on macrofungi, bryophytes and lichen species. A total of 115 collections were made of macrofungal specimens. The number of lichens and moss species collected is still being tabulated.

testimonials:

“The Yellowknife chapter of Canada 150 BioBlitz kicked off with a fantastic evening complete with informative presentation by an international mycologist and a superb meal of locallyharvested wild foods prepared by a world-class chef.”

Kate Cannell

Northwest Territories Community BioBlitz, Yellowknife Event

“I enjoyed the lab tent where I could experience what it is like to be a scientist collecting bugs and freshwater invertebrates.”

Ruth Jimenez

Northwest Territories Community BioBlitz, Yellowknife Event

“I’m glad there was a BioBlitz event here because I didn’t know how many different kinds of birds we have this far north.”

Ruth Jimenez

Northwest Territories Community BioBlitz, Yellowknife Event

“I learned quite a bit from the scientists, like how we drink the lake water without it being treated while it has little planktons and all that.”

Jimmy Haniliak, Inuit Elder, Inuinnaqtun Interpreter/Translator

Cambridge Bay Community BioBlitz

LINKS

BioBlitz Canada 150 project on iNaturalist

Virtual BioBlitz Canada 150 project on iNaturalist

Website

Thursday, January 25, 2018