SPRING BIOBLITZ SATURDAY, DAY 2

We’re celebrating Avi Kwa Ame National Monument’s second anniversary with a three day Spring BioBlitz! Have fun and help us document the monument’s biodiversity as we embark on plant and animal surveys, go on hikes, take workshops, learn about the monument and more from Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27.

SAT. APRIL 26 - SPRING BIOBLITZ DAY 2

Saturday Morning Session 1

• 6AM-9AM — ThrasherQuest!
  Support GBBO’s Thrasher Research >>> Emergency Fundraiser

• 8-10AM — Intro to Bird Observation at Wee Thump Wilderness

Saturday Morning Session 2

• 9AM-12PM — Native Plant Giveaway

• 9AM-12PM - Rare Plants & Habitats

• 9:30AM-12PM — Reptile Visual Encounters

• 9:30AM-12PM – Bioblitz Observations Meet Up

• 10AM-12PM - Joshua Tree Seed Cleaning

• 10AM-12PM – Kids Activities

• 10AM-10:30AM — Tour of Walking Box Ranch House

• 11AM-11:45AM – Stewardship 101

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12PM-1:45PM - Saturday Lunch and Group Talk

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Saturday Afternoon Session

• 2PM-5PM — Reptile Visual Encounters

• 2PM-5PM — Special Status Plant Survey

• 2PM-5PM – BioBlitz Observations Meet Up

• 2PM-3PM – Desert Thrashers Presentation
  Support GBBO’s Thrasher Research >>> Emergency Fundraiser

• 2PM-4PM – Kids Activities

• 2PM-5PM - Joshua Tree Seed Cleaning

• 3PM-4PM - Talk: Mojave Cultural Ties to the Landscape

• 4:15PM-4:45PM — Tour of Walking Box Ranch House

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5PM-6:15PM - Saturday Dinner and Group Talk

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Saturday Evening Session

• 6:30PM-11PM — Reptile Road Cruising

• 6:30PM-10PM — Bat Survey at Pine Springs

• 6:30PM-7PM – Why Plants and Animals Need Dark Night Skies

• 8PM-9:30PM – Telescope Viewing with the Las Vegas Astronomical Society

• 8PM-10PM – Dark Sky Light Measuring

• 7:30PM-MIDNIGHT – Blacklight scorpion survey

We welcome donations to help us make the bioblitz a success! Please consider making a donation to Friends of Avi Kwa Ame here.