Agua Fria National Monument BioBlitz

The Bureau of Land Management’s Agua Fria National Monument BioBlitz 2016 will focus on finding and identifying as many species as possible on the Agua Fria National Monument (AFNM). Scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members will work together to get an overall count of the plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms that live on the Monument. This year is the National Parks Service’s 100 year anniversary and the AFNM wants to help them celebrate by joining their National BioBlitz effort. The results of the BioBlitz held on the Monument, along with participating parks and monuments run by the NPS, will be shown live on the National Mall in Washington D.C. and can be followed online.

Agua Fria BioBlitz 2016 Flyer

Open teams at the time of posting listed below (for current open teams see iNaturalist AFNM BioBlitz project page):

Topic: Aquatic Insects
Meeting Location: Shell Gas Station in Cordes Lakes, AZ
Meeting time: 7:30
Survey location: River Bend – BLM Road #9818
Conditions: Passenger car – ok; terrain – gentle; expect to get feet and hands wet

Topic: Plants
Meeting Location: AFNM Bloody Basin and I-17 Entrance
Meeting time: 10:00
Survey location: TBD – Bloody Basin or Badger Springs
Conditions: Passenger car – ok; terrain – gentle

Topic: Birds
Meeting Location: AFNM Bloody Basin and I-17 Entrance
Meeting time: 6:15
Conditions: Passenger car – ok; terrain – gentle, expect feet to get wet; duration – all day

Hiking may be required. Please wear appropriate clothes such as long pants and bring water and snacks. Most surveys will last 2 to 3 hours. Have fun out there and thank you for your contributions!