• Hikers on Granite Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS photo by John Marino

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2012 BioBlitz in Rocky

Researchers collecting aquatic life in a stream.
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On August 24 and 25, 2012, the sixth in the series of National Park Service-National Geographic Society BioBlitzes is scheduled to take place in Rocky Mountain National Park. The event is being held each year leading up to the National Park Service Centennial in 2016.

Hundreds of scientists, students, teachers, and volunteers will gather to participate in this event, a two-day celebration of biodiversity which centers on a 24-hour discovery of species. Teams of experts and volunteers will explore the park's majestic mountains, meadows, lakes, streams, forests and tundra to have as many personal species discoveries as possible.

Another wonderful part of the event is a two-day, family friendly biodiversity festival, featuring fun activities, engaging speakers, information booths, and scientific demonstrations. The festival will be held at the Estes Park Fairgrounds in Stanley Park.

More information about the Rocky Mountain National Park BioBlitz and online registration can be found here. All events are free and open to the public!

To learn more about the event, check out our Save the Date card.

 
A researcher looking at plants in the alpine tundra.
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Did You Know?

a photo of author William Allen White

Author William Allen White, the editor of the Emporia Gazette in Kansas, won a 1922 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial “To an Anxious Friend.” His vacation cabin sits near the Moraine Park Museum.