Join SVT's BioBlitz at Smith

Here’s your chance to be part of an important SVT project—the cataloging of bird, plant, and insect species at our Smith Conservation Land. Known as a BioBlitz, this project will help us assess the impact of our habitat restoration efforts at this wonderful conservation area on the Littleton-Harvard line.

For the past several years, SVT has been removing non-native trees and invasive plants from Smith in order to restore the native vegetation and natural systems. To measure our effectiveness, we need to first conduct a BioBlitz to identify which species are on the land now, and then conduct additional surveys in the future to see if there are any changes.
 

BioBlitz Schedule

Insect & Plant BioBlitz
Saturday, June 21
10:00 a.m. – Noon

• Participants will walk the land, take photos with their cellphones, and upload the images to the iNaturalist app. (See "Get the Apps" below for more information.)
• You don't need to know the names of any species to use the iNaturalist app; the SVT staff and iNaturalist will handle the identification. 

Register

Please register to participate in the BioBlitz through our online Program Calendar. Thank you for your help!

 
Previous BioBlitz Events:

• May 13, Bird BioBlitz: Scroll down to see some images from the Bird BioBlitz, when participants used the eBird app to record their sightings.
• May 31, Plant BioBlitz: Canceled due to rain; we are now combining this with the Insect BioBlitz on June 21.
   

Get the Apps

You can download the iNaturalist and eBird apps from the App Store on your cellphone.

• To learn more about using iNaturalist, see the Getting Started pages of the iNaturalist website or watch this SVT video Using iNaturalist for community science.
• To learn more about using eBird, see this recorded webinar produced by SVT and the Boxborough Birders.