Are you ready to blitz again in 2024?
Yarra Ranges Council has signed up to participate in the 2024 Melbourne Biodiversity Blitz. And guess what? It's growing! We are now competing against eleven councils - Baw Baw, Bayside, Cardinia, Casey, Dandenong, Kingston, Knox, Latrobe, Maroondah, Mornington Peninsula and Nillumbik.
We'd love for you to join us this September by getting outdoors in the Yarra Ranges and logging observations. Visit urban parks and bushlands to photograph flora and fauna or discover what's in your own backyard. All observations provide valuable insight into local biodiversity.
Yarra Ranges Council Project
Sign up at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/biodiversity-blitz-2024-yarra-ranges-91f80d28-b8a7-464c-879a-ddc2ae7634bd to stay in the loop about how we're tracking. Any observations you make within the month of September (within the Yarra Ranges) will be added to the project.
Melbourne Biodiversity Blitz Umbrella Project
Take a look at the leaderboard and see what our competitors are up to at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/biodiversity-blitz-2024-melbourne
iNaturalist Community Champions Webinar
Tues 27 August
7pm to 8pm
Online
Register: https://yarraranges-vic.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HbfrRotgRzS9sxfNgYKFtg
Community members from different council areas will share their stories of being a citizen scientist. You'll learn how and why they use iNaturalist, typical or unusual observations they've made, if they concentrate on certain species and where they like to explore.
