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The 2024 YES Bioblitz

Welcome to the 2024 YES BioBlitz

You can sign up here  YESBioBlitz2024 under the community menu.  First, you have to register or log-in. It’s all free.

This is such important citizen science, which supports research and policy maker to protect our environment.  More and more studies and projects are using this open-source information.  It is also a great opportunity to develop a local community of people who understand and care for the environment.

April 26th – April 29th Take pictures of wild fungi, plants and animals.

April 30th– May 5th  Upload and identify the species in iNaturalist.

Results will be announced by May 15th and prizes chosen by the end of May.

New this year – we are planning a group walk in Cable bay area and in support of the Cable Bay Trail fund raising.  Sign up here and meet up at Cable Bay trailhead on Nicola Rd at 10 am, Saturday April 27th.

All you need to participate in the BioBlitz are: 

  1. An iNaturalist account or app, which is free.
  2. A smart phone or camera to capture the images or sounds.
  3. A smart phone or computer to upload the images or sounds.

You can use the iNaturalist App or the webpage iNaturalist.ca.

The area for the Bioblitz is the same as 2023. It includes Ladysmith, South Nanaimo, Cassidy, and our coastal waters to the east – see map below.  There are many public parks where you can explore, and there are reserves and private lands, where you need permission. NOTE: We do not have permission to enter the Woodley Range Ecological Reserve.

Only photos and sound recordings taken during the designated dates and times (6 AM on April 26thto 8 PM on April 29th) in our chosen geographical location will count towards our YES BioBlitz. Of course, everything entered in iNaturalist, year-round and in other places, is still valuable.

This year’s prizes will be a selection of nature books and cards.

Participate as a school group

There are many great resources on iNaturalist and on the internet on how to participate as a school group, how to take photos that can be identified, and how to use iNaturalist.  

If you have questions please message us in iNaturalist or email us at yesbioblitz@gmail.com.  If you want to chat, let us have your phone number and we will call back. 

Useful links

Checkout other projects in our area!