Friday, June 20, 2008

Bayfield BioBlitz 08


The Bayfield Regional Conservancy is helping to sponsor the first BioBlitz in Bayfield. A BioBlitz is a 24-hour initiative to catalog all living things in an area, in this case Bayfield's Big Ravine.

The event is free and open to the public and provides a variety of walks, activities and programs about the plants and animals that live here.

Of special note is Saturday night's keynote presentation "Special Places of Bayfield County" by Tom Gerstenberger at 7:00 p.m. at the Bayfield Library (37 N Broad Street).

Schedule of Activities

June 20, 2008
Friday 8:30 pm Bonfire and Stargazing Peterson's Farm, Martin Road
Friday Sunset Bat Identification: Brian Huringa Martin Road Trailhead
Friday 9:30 pm Frog Sound Identification: David Bratley Martin Road Trailhead

June 21, 2008
Saturday 5:00 am Bird walk: Bring your own fieldguide, binocs, local knowledge and enthusiasm. Meet at Baseball Field Parking Lot behind school
Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00pm Childrens Nature Activities Meet at Baseball Field Parking Lot behind school
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Nature Walk: Making Sense of the Place
Doug Lowthian Meet at Baseball Field Parking Lot behind school
Saturday 10:30 am Dragonflies and Damselflies: Dave Bratley Martin Road Trailhead
Saturday 3:30 pm-5:00 pm Wildflower Walk Ruth Oppedahl Meet at Baseball Field Parking Lot behind school
Saturday 12:00 noon-5:00 pm Fungi and Mushroom photography and identification: Mary Gruhl Meet at Baseball Field Parking Lot behind school
Saturday 7:00 pm Special Places of Bayfield County with Tom Gerstenberger Bayfield Carnegie Library

Thanks to the Natural Resources Foundation and the Four Cedars Foundation for underwriting the event.

For more information contact the BRC at 779-5263 or Doug Lowthian at 779-3029.

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