| One of the first emails I ever sent from Learn Adventurously was for our BioBlitz in 2022. In case you missed it, I ran an international competition encouraging anyone to pull out their phone and record biodiversity to iNaturalist. The twist is that I gamified the observations based on a point system from my undergraduate field herpetology course. I wasn’t expecting how popular it would be. In 2022, we had over 200 observers record 10,000 observations spanning over 2700 species! |
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| That year we had partnered with an undergraduate bio class at San Diego State University. The deal? Students record biodiversity in exchange for extra credit. We had over 100 students participate. Each becoming naturalists and recording the world around them. In person events like our BioBlitzes are where Learn Adventurously started. Live events that anyone can participate in. That’s why we offer summer trips to Belize that showcase its wildlife and the conservation organizations working to protect it. Its why I ran Naturalist Showdown, a live-streamed nature themed game show that raised over $3,000 for conservation organizations through user donations. And its why during lockdown, I started the Virtual Ecology and Evolution Conference (VEECON) that saw participation from all 7 continents! (We had a penguin biologist) The last few years, I had to take a pause on all of these things. But I’m happy to say that all of these past in-person events are back in play. I’m working on what stays, what goes, and what changes, BUT I can say with certainty that there will be a BioBlitz in 2025. I’m working behind the scenes to make it bigger and better than last year 🙂 Stay tuned, because Learn Adventurously isn’t just about learning digitally—it’s about creating real-life experiences that bring learning to life. I’ll be sharing more details in the coming months. Until next time, Dillon P.S. I’ve been working on a “How to Start a BioBlitz” book. Its something I started last year, but had to table due to time commitments. What questions do you have about BioBlitzes? Id love to help, and it would probably go in the book! |