{"id":605864,"date":"2025-03-03T09:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=605864"},"modified":"2025-03-14T13:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:53:06","slug":"summer-bioblitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/er-teens-projects\/summer-bioblitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer BioBlitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ER Teens learned about the importance of community science when it comes to conservation by participating in our 2024 Summer BioBlitz. Teens across Canada documented wildlife species in their local communities and uploaded their observations to an international online database. Participants shared over 430 observations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thank you to Megan Quin, Conservation Biologist with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, for giving participants the keys to species identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some findings from our eagle-eyed teens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped td-modal-on-gallery wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605879\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Tailed-Deer-Sophie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Tailed-Deer-Sophie.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Tailed-Deer-Sophie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Tailed-Deer-Sophie-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Tailed-Deer-Sophie-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/White-Tailed-Deer-Sophie-696x928.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White-Tailed Deer &#8211; Sophie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605878\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tiger-Lily-Aleena.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tiger-Lily-Aleena.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tiger-Lily-Aleena-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tiger-Lily-Aleena-150x200.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tiger-Lily-Aleena-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tiger-Lily-Aleena-696x928.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tiger Lily &#8211; Aleena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605877\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-Admiral-Monique.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-Admiral-Monique.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-Admiral-Monique-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-Admiral-Monique-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-Admiral-Monique-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-Admiral-Monique-696x928.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Red Admiral &#8211; Monique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605876\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common-Vipers-Bugloss-Audrey.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common-Vipers-Bugloss-Audrey.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common-Vipers-Bugloss-Audrey-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common-Vipers-Bugloss-Audrey-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common-Vipers-Bugloss-Audrey-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Common-Vipers-Bugloss-Audrey-696x928.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Viper&#8217;s Bugloss &#8211; Audrey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605875\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-Forget-Me-Not-Stephanie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-Forget-Me-Not-Stephanie.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-Forget-Me-Not-Stephanie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-Forget-Me-Not-Stephanie-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-Forget-Me-Not-Stephanie-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-Forget-Me-Not-Stephanie-696x928.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Water Forget-Me-Not &#8211; Stephanie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605874\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staghorn-Sumac-Neo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staghorn-Sumac-Neo.jpeg 766w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staghorn-Sumac-Neo-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staghorn-Sumac-Neo-150x201.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staghorn-Sumac-Neo-300x401.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Staghorn-Sumac-Neo-696x930.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Staghorn Sumac &#8211; Neo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"751\" data-id=\"605873\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Trumpet-Vine-Karani.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Trumpet-Vine-Karani.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Trumpet-Vine-Karani-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Trumpet-Vine-Karani-150x199.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Trumpet-Vine-Karani-300x397.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American Trumpet Vine &#8211; Karani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605872\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northern-Cardinal-feather-Sunny.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northern-Cardinal-feather-Sunny.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northern-Cardinal-feather-Sunny-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northern-Cardinal-feather-Sunny-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northern-Cardinal-feather-Sunny-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Northern-Cardinal-feather-Sunny-696x928.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Northern Cardinal feather &#8211; Sunny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605871\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eastern-Cottontail-Amanda.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eastern-Cottontail-Amanda.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eastern-Cottontail-Amanda-279x300.jpeg 279w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eastern-Cottontail-Amanda-768x827.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eastern-Cottontail-Amanda-150x162.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eastern-Cottontail-Amanda-300x323.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eastern-Cottontail-Amanda-696x749.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eastern Cottontail &#8211; Amanda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605870\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Layered-Cup-Bugg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Layered-Cup-Bugg.jpeg 498w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Layered-Cup-Bugg-146x300.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Layered-Cup-Bugg-150x308.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Layered-Cup-Bugg-300x617.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Layered Cup &#8211; Bugg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605869\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Groundhog-Zara.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Groundhog-Zara.jpeg 849w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Groundhog-Zara-249x300.jpeg 249w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Groundhog-Zara-768x926.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Groundhog-Zara-150x181.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Groundhog-Zara-300x362.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Groundhog-Zara-696x839.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Groundhog &#8211; Zara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"605868\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BumbleBee-Miriam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BumbleBee-Miriam.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BumbleBee-Miriam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BumbleBee-Miriam-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BumbleBee-Miriam-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/BumbleBee-Miriam-696x522.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BumbleBee &#8211; Miriam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605867\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chickweed-Geometer-Moth-Suryan.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chickweed-Geometer-Moth-Suryan.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chickweed-Geometer-Moth-Suryan-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chickweed-Geometer-Moth-Suryan-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chickweed-Geometer-Moth-Suryan-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chickweed-Geometer-Moth-Suryan-696x928.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chickweed Geometer Moth &#8211; Suryan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605866\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banded-Alder-Borer-Aditi.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banded-Alder-Borer-Aditi.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banded-Alder-Borer-Aditi-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banded-Alder-Borer-Aditi-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banded-Alder-Borer-Aditi-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banded-Alder-Borer-Aditi-696x928.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Banded Alder Borer &#8211; Aditi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"605865\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bleeding-Oak-Crust-Kirin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bleeding-Oak-Crust-Kirin.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bleeding-Oak-Crust-Kirin-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bleeding-Oak-Crust-Kirin-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bleeding-Oak-Crust-Kirin-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bleeding-Oak-Crust-Kirin-696x928.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bleeding Oak Crust &#8211; Kirin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ER Teens learned about the importance of community science when it comes to conservation by participating in our 2024 Summer BioBlitz. Teens across Canada documented wildlife species in their local communities and uploaded their observations to an international online database. Participants shared over 430 observations! Special thank you to Megan Quin, Conservation Biologist with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217462,"featured_media":605878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1861],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-605864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-er-teens-projects"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217462"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605864"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":606312,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605864\/revisions\/606312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}