Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) will be hosting a Centennial BioBlitz – a treasure hunt to discover living organisms – May 20 and 21, 2016. National park rangers, accompanied by scientists from Clark College, Lower Columbia College, Paleoinsect Research, Portland State University, The Xerces Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. National Forest Service, and the National Park Service, will lead volunteers of all ages and backgrounds as citizen scientists for a day. Teams will develop a “snapshot” of biological information in the park by counting and identifying plant and animal species using the iNaturalist app, cameras, and field guides.
- WHAT: BioBlitz at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
- WHERE: Pearson Air Museum at Fort Vancouver NHS, 1115 East 5th Street, Vancouver, WA 98661
- WHEN: Friday, May 20, at 7 pm, and Saturday, May 21, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
- COST: Free