Nature Needs: Join the LTC Bioblitz July 6–10

Help load an app with Little Traverse Conservancy flora & fauna

By Lynda Wheatley | July 3, 2021

Calling all nature nerds: The Little Traverse Conservancy wants you! From July 6–10, the organization is conducting a BioBlitz — asking folks to explore a few of its nature preserves or working forest reserves to document the plants, fungi, insects, birds, and cool organisms they find. All participants need is a phone with the free iNaturalist app on it and a natural curiosity to explore. Also this week, the conservancy is offering a bunch of free guided programs studying a variety of flora and fauna, from lichens to small mammals. Want to join the conservancy in its effort to learn more about what lives on and in the properties that have been protected since 1972? Learn more and sign up at landtrust.org/education/bioblitz. (Bonus: Prizes for the most flora and fauna species found by citizen naturalists will be awarded by week’s end.)