2024 Spring BioBlitz at Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Earth Day Celebration

Seney National Wildlife Refuge is conducting a BioBlitz the month of April. We will be celebrating Earth Day a little early this year so members of the public can participate on Saturday, April 20, 2024. A BioBlitz is an event where people go out onto the land and observe as many living things as possible. We will be using an app called iNaturalist to make observations. Although anyone is welcome to attend, people with a special interest in photography and citizen science are the targets of this activity. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you cannot make it for the entire day, that is OK. When we break for lunch people can depart and we can welcome newcomers. The event will end at 3:00 p.m. Earth Day Celebrated - 2024 Spring BioBlitz at Seney National Wildlife Refuge April 20 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Meet at the Temporary Visitor Center. 8:00 a.m. The visitor center will open. If you are unfamiliar with the app please come early and staff can help you load and set up an account. 9:00 a.m. Welcome and talk about iNaturalist. Presentation on iNaturalist. Look around the woods near the temporary visitor center and make observations. 10:00 a.m. Break into groups and go out on the refuge to make observations. Noon. Meet at the Show Pool Shelters for the lunch and answer any questions folks may have. Allow folks to depart. Welcome new folks. 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Head back out onto the refuge to make more observations. 3:00 p.m. Meet back at the Temporary Visitor Center and thank everyone. 3:30 Visitor Center will close Refuge staff will help identify observations after the event is complete.