Gleaned from the VA-MD-DE-Bugs listserv, but interesting enough (at least to
me) to post here.
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Greetings to all and please excuse the cross postings!
The 2003 Virginia BioBlitz will be held at Douthat State Park (DSP) on
Saturday and Sunday, 17-18 May. Located in Bath County just north of
Clifton Forge off Interstate 64, DSP provides a wonderful opportunity to
survey the flora and fauna of he Alleghany Mountains in western
Virginia.
The object of the BioBlitz is to list as many plants and animals as
possible within a 30 hour period beginning at 9 AM on Saturday, May 16th
and ending at 3 PM on Sunday. There will be free accommodations for
camping in DSP on both Friday and Saturday night. Meals (Friday dinner
through Sunday lunch, including an outdoor grill on Saturday night) will
be provided at $10 per person.
The Virginia BioBlitz is intended to raise public awareness of the
state's incredible biodiversity. It also provides an opportunity for
professional biologists, students, and naturalists to work together in
the field. Survey teams include plants (vascular and non-vascular),
vertebrates (reptiles, amphibians, fishes, mammals, birds) and
invertebrates (spiders and their kin, butterflies and moths, dragonflies
and damselflies, and beetles).
Enthusiastic volunteers with all levels of expertise are needed to help
with the survey. Please contact me at arthurevans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx if you
would like to join one of the insect survey teams. This is a great
opportunity for anyone interested in adding to the knowledge of
Virginia's insect fauna and working with other entomologists and insect
enthusiasts in the field. Additional insect teams (flies, ants, bees,
wasps, true bugs, aquatics, etc.) will be added depending on the
expertise available.
If you know someone who is interested in joining any of the other 2003
Virginia BioBlitz, please have him or her contact me. I will be happy to
put them in contact with the appropriate team leader.
Cheers, ART EVANS
Richmond, VA
Arthur V. Evans, D.Sc., Research Associate
Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution
and
Department of Recent Invertebrates, Virginia Museum of Natural History
The 2003 Virginia BioBlitz is co-sponsored by the Virginia Native Plant
Society, the Entomological Society of Washington, the Richmond Herp and
Bug Society, the Virginia Herpetological Society. Other participating
institutions and societies currently include: Smithsonian Institution,
USDA-ARS, Virginia Division of State Parks, Virginia Division of Natural
Heritage, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia
Museum of Natural History, Virginia Commonwealth University, University
of Richmond, Hampton University, Richmond Audubon Society, and the
Virginia Native Plant Society.
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Todd Day
Jeffersonton, VA
Culpeper County
Blkvulture@xxxxxxx
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