A new partnership between a child-wellbeing program and an environmental group has taken shape to put young students into the environment of their backyard.
Red Oaks Rorest School and the Kentucky Waterways Alliance have created a BioBlitz.
Tina Brouwer is the Executive Director of the Red Oaks Forest School; she says a BioBlitz focuses on identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short time.
The team is using the app iNaturalist to conduct their BioBlitz. The app allows users to join the Red Oaks BioBlitz group from any location and upload picture data with precise taxonomic classifications.
Because it’s virtual, the BioBlitz has no geographic boundaries and will take place for 48 hours, starting September 25 through September 26 at 10 p.m.