Finding Wareham's flora and fauna
BioBlitz participants took part in a soil classification on Saturday, Aug. 1. Photo source: Tom Goetz
A Common Whitetail dragonfly at the River Walk site. Photo by Andrew Griffith
A Giant Lichen Orbweaver spotted during the BioBlitz. Photo by Andrew Griffith
A group of residents and Land Trust organizers enjoying the BioBlitz. Photo source: Tom Goetz
The BioBlitz group learns about insects with Plymouth County Entomologist Blake Dinius. Photo source: Tom Goetz
Participants learn about ticks. Photo source: Tom Goetz
A bird spotted during the BioBlitz. Photo source: Tom Goetz
BioBlitz participants took part in a soil classification on Saturday, Aug. 1. Photo source: Tom Goetz
A Common Whitetail dragonfly at the River Walk site. Photo by Andrew Griffith
A Giant Lichen Orbweaver spotted during the BioBlitz. Photo by Andrew Griffith
A group of residents and Land Trust organizers enjoying the BioBlitz. Photo source: Tom Goetz
The BioBlitz group learns about insects with Plymouth County Entomologist Blake Dinius. Photo source: Tom Goetz
Participants learn about ticks. Photo source: Tom Goetz
A bird spotted during the BioBlitz. Photo source: Tom Goetz
Over 50 people arrived at the River Walk Conservation Area off of Cromesett Road to identify several of plants and animals in the Wareham wilderness during the Wareham Land Trust's BioBlitz on Saturday, Aug. 1.
A BioBlitz is a community science event where volunteers, scientists and nature enthusiasts work together for 24 hours to identify and document as many plants, animals, fungi and other living organisms as possible.
According to the Land Trust Executive Director Alexandra Zollo, participants spotted 103 species at the River Walk site.
Participated logged their findings in iNaturalist, a free online database and social network to identify different plant and animal species. Among many, Saturday's findings included poison ivy, a flat-faced longhorn beetle, several types of mushrooms and sassafras.
According to Zollo, residents also identified 23 fungi and 17 birds during the BioBlitz. She also noted the "many" mosquitoes that were there, but not recorded.
