Mini Bioblitz Field Event : Banningwood Preserve – Lyme

Place: John Pritchard Conservation Center, Lyme Land Trust Barn, 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org

Join the Lyme Land Trust’s Bioblitz Team by attending the inaugural Wild Lyme Project Mini Bioblitz! We will start at the John Pritchard Conservation Center and then move over to Banningwood Preserve across the street. Channel your inner Charles Darwin to discover species both new and familiar to you. Along with the joy and wonder of exploration and identification, you’ll contribute to modern-day biology through citizen science.

We will learn how to identify all types of animals, plants, and insects with an emphasis on amphibians, reptiles, and spring ephemeral wildflowers, using the iNaturalist app. Then, you may upload your observations to support the Wild Lyme Project and its mission to catalog and compare the biodiversity of preserves protected by the Connecticut town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, and the Lyme Land Trust.

All skill levels are welcome, from experienced to those who have never used the iNaturalist app. Participants wishing to record observations should bring a smartphone, camera, or both. Folks preferring to check out the process without installing the app will be of great help to spot plants, animals, and insects as part of a buddy team.

Registration is required and is limited to ten participants. Register: education@lymelandtrust.org to help kickstart our Wild Lyme Project bioblitz team!

Co-sponsored with Lyme Pollinator Pathway and Town of Lyme