BioBlitz Week

The Township is hosting a week-long “bioblitz” – a community effort to identify as many species as possible during National Pollinator Week. This effort provides an informal, fun opportunity for the public to learn together and share their enthusiasm for nature. And the information collected contributes to a genuine scientific survey. Anyone can participate regardless of age or knowledge level.

National Pollinator Week, June 16-22, 2025, brings attention to the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Created by Pollinator.org, this worldwide celebration is also a call to action to save bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. The Woodlands Township is celebrating National Pollinator Week by hosting a weeklong BioBlitz.

How to participate

1. Download the iNaturalist app onto your phone, tablet or computer. Before the Bioblitz officially begins, familiarize yourself with the app. Watch a short, simple tutorial at inaturalist.org and then head outside, take some photos of the insects, critters and plants you encounter, and then upload the photos to iNaturalist via the app or website.
2. To participate in The Woodlands Bioblitz, log into your iNaturalist account.
3. On your phone, use the menu in the top left corner to find Projects.
4. Use the Search magnifying glass a the top right of the screen and type in The Woodlands Township BioBlitz June 2025
5. Select Join.
6. If using a computer, find Community located at the top of the page. Using the drop-down menu, select Projects, and then use the search bar, located below the Featured Project to type in The Woodlands Township BioBlitz June 2025. Click on the event to be directed to the project page. Select Join in the upper right corner, next to the About Section.

Naturalist identifies and keeps track of your observations and shares the data with scientific organizations. Now you are participating in a world-wide citizen-science effort!

Observations made during National Pollinator Week, June 16-22, will be tallied at the end of the week and results will be shared with our community. You can make as many or as few observations as you like and from any area you wish – backyard, park or forest. However much you participate, you will find that you learn something new, contribute to important scientific efforts including pollinator conservation, and have fun being outdoors.

For more information on how you can celebrate National Pollinator Week, visit pollinator.org or email enviro@thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov.

The weeklong BioBlitz culminates at an in-person BioBooth on Saturday, June 21 at The Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park from 8 to 11 a.m. Explore the display of biological wonders and look through the microscope to see butterflies and their host plants up close. Experts will be on hand to help with iNaturalist observations and answer questions on local insects, plants, birds, mushrooms, and more. This event is FREE for all ages.

 

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Location

The Woodlands, The Woodlands, TX