BioBlitz: Nature of Acton and Boxborough April 2025
Please join the Nature of Acton and Boxborough 2025 Bioblitz! This is a fun activity for your family and to celebrate Earth Week. We invite you to document and celebrate biodiversity in Acton and Boxborough. Last year 26 participants made almost 1000 observations and identified over 500 species in the Acton and Boxborough area.
A BioBlitz is a race against time to create a snapshot of the variety of life found in a specific location. Wildlife experts and citizen scientists, find and identify as many species of plants, animals and fungi as possible in the area within a set amount of time.
Follow these steps to join:
1. Create an account on the iNaturalist website using your phone or computer.
2. Join our Project with this link or search for Nature of Acton and Boxborough April 2025. (Please make sure you are joining the 2025 project, not the 2024 project!)
3. Snap away at any plant, animal or fungus you see and get it on our list.
Can we break 500 species this year? Who can ID the most? Taking observations of wildlife helps advance science too! According to National Geographic, “High quality data uploaded to iNaturalist become part of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an open source database used by scientists and policy makers around the world.”
Note: We are opening the window on April 18 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Samuel Prescott’s ride (and Paul Revere’s Ride) to Acton. But the Boston Area City Nature Challenge will only count observations from April 25 to 28, so it’s important to make observations during that time period as well. For more information about the Boston Area CNC, visit: https://www.bostoncnc.org/.
The Acton-Boxborough area includes more than 2,000 acres of conservation land and over 3,000 acres of private property. From cattail marshes and ponds to fields and forests, these habitats are home to snapping turtles, frogs, insects, birds and mammals. How many species can we find?
Taking observations of wildlife helps advance science. According to National Geographic, “High quality data uploaded to iNaturalist becomes part of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an open source database used by scientists and policy makers around the world.”
Find out more at https://www.actonpip.org/events/green-events.