The Middlefork Savanna BioBlitz kicks off in just about 24 hours. Right now, LCFPD staff are hauling supplies to the Elawa Farm complex that will serves as "home base" for the 100+ scientists and support staff who will spend Friday night and all day Saturday finding and recording as many different species of plants and animals as they can.
Some basics before we begin:
- BioBlitz: a 24-hours inventory of all living organisms in a given area. In this case, 713 acres made up of Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve, Lake Forest Parks & Rec's Wildlife Discovery Center, and Lake Forest Open Lands' Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve.
- Each field survey team will count just "their stuff" - the bird team will ID bird species, the fish team will ID the fish, the bat team will survey the bats, and so on.
- They're not counting individual plants or animals, they're counting how many different kinds of plants or animals. And making a list of them all.
All are invited to come out on Saturday from 1 - 4 p.m. Or sign up to tag along with a field team for an hour for an up close look at real science in action.
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