New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

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Tuesday June 6, 2023

8:00 PM

Five Rivers: BioBlitz - Bat Count

https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html
Contact Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
518-475-0291 or 5rivers@dec.ny.gov
Location Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road Delmar, NY 12054 - Map

Five Rivers BioBlitz, June 3-10

Help us celebrate Five Rivers’ biodiversity by taking part in a BioBlitz. Our goal is to take inventory of the species of plants, animals, and insects that live at Five Rivers. From June 3-10 you can participate by submitting your observations online via iNaturalist or by joining an organized BioBlitz event. Five Rivers will be hosting themed activities for all ages to enjoy throughout the week so the whole family can get involved.

Tuesday, June 6, 8:00 p.m. - Bat Night – Come see Little Brown Bats! This is the first week of a community science project where volunteers count bats as they emerge for their evening flights at Five Rivers. Meet at the Visitor Center at 8:00 p.m. From there, we will set off on the trail to the bat count site. The program will be over by 9:30 p.m. Please feel free to leave at any time on this late night.

Please call 518-475-0291 to register. Everyone is welcome, regardless of knowledge or experience. You will be contacted in the event of a weather-related cancellation.

Full descriptions of other BioBlitz activities listed below are on individual calendar entries.

Saturday, June 3

8:00 a.m. - Bird Walk

10:30 a.m. - Introduction to iNaturalist

1:00 p.m. - Insect Search

Sunday, June 4

10:00 a.m. - Animal Signs

1:00 p.m. - Plant Diversity

Tuesday, June 6

8:00 p.m. - Bat Night

Thursday, June 8

4:30 p.m. - Outdoors After School: Animal Signs (for children K-gr5 and their caregivers)

Friday, June 9

8:00 p.m. - Moth Night

Saturday, June 10

8:00 a.m. - Morning Bird Walk

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