生物多样性的方-2022世界杯下注

生物多样性的方: Desert Museum Style!

召集朋友, 家庭, 和 fellow nature nerds for a day of searching, scouting 和 documenting the 野生物种 at the Desert Museum! We will Party in a day — what surprise 动物 or plants can you find?

The Desert Museum is joining in the Pima County Nature Challenge (数控). 加工中心 have been growing in major cities in the past few years as a way to connect to the outdoors, 文档的生物多样性, 建立社区, 数据集.

当: Saturday, April 13, 2024 (The 生物多样性的方 is open all day! Museum Education staff will be available on the front patio 和 roaming grounds to answer questions from 8:30 a.m. 中午)
人: 每一个人!
成本: Included with Museum admission

人越多越好! Celebrate biodiversity with a BOGO deal - only on Saturday, April 13, 2024. With each adult ticket purchased, receive free admission for one child. All membership levels can bring an extra child guest for free.

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生物多样性的方 Activities!

BioBlitz the Museum 和 add sightings to our iNaturalist项目
Dance to some desert tunes at 10:30 a.m. 与世界杯app软件推荐乐队!
Participate in a community art project 与艺术学院
Enjoy talks 和 walks highlighting the flora 和 fauna of the Museum
1. 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 鸟之旅与讲解员之一
2. 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. Desert Discovery 旅游与讲解员之一
3. 9:30 a.m. Reptiles — A Walk in the Wash
4. 动物浓缩
  1. 9:30 a.m. Reptiles 和 Inverteb利率 Exhibits
  2. 11:30 a.m. 豹猫展览
5. 12:30 p.m. Sonoran Animal Spotlight: Live Animal Theater Program
Meet local organizations that celebrate diversity in all its forms

那么这是如何工作的呢?

加入 the iNaturalist项目s 2024 Desert Museum BioBlitz Challenge 和 City Nature Challenge 2024 (Pima County)
Note: When you upload a sighting to iNaturalist, it will count in both projects with no extra work on your part!
抓拍野生物种. The rules: stay on the paths, 尊重其他客人, 和 do not disturb plants, 岩石, 动物, or exhibits in your search for 物种.
Upload your photos to iNaturalist! We do have WiFi at the Museum, or you can wait 和 do this later at home. Upload all observations by Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
赢得奖项! Categories include: most 物种, most overall observations, 最搞笑的照片, 和 most identifications. Can’t get to the Museum? Participate by helping to ID photos! Winners will be 联系ed via their iNaturalist account by iNaturalist user: catherinebartlett.
Previous Results by Year:
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021

有用的提示!

是什么野生在动物园? Any birds, insects, reptiles, or mammals you see outside an exhibit is 野生. For example, a cactus wren in our parking lot would count! Strawberry the Bear (while adorable) would not. Many of our plants are purposefully exhibited 和 labeled. A wild brittlebush on to the side of the path would count. A boojum (while remarkable) would not. Remember: if it has a label, it probably isn’t 野生.
使用iNaturalist(或) 寻求 for kids) before visiting the Museum. Try it out at home 和 familiarize yourself 与 app. While iNaturalist is fairly intuitive, the app will make a lot more sense after a trial run.
Make useful observations.
- Take identifiable photos. In-focus pictures that fill the frame are much easier to identify than 动物 in the distance.
- Take multiple photos from different angles. For plants, try to include the flower or fruit (if the season is right).
Bring binoculars or field guides. Putting a smartphone camera up to a binocular lens can yield some great pictures!