BioBlitz

The BioBlitz is an annual event sponsored by the Licking Land Trust. This year, it was held on a gray Saturday morning on Sept. 6 at the Fryman Preserve, a private property placed in the care of the Land Trust.

It was a fun and relaxing morning in nature for the 25 or so people who participated. It was also an important one, according to Dr. Karen Goodell, professor of biology at Ohio State University, Newark. Data was entered via the iNaturalist app and will be maintained over time. Future surveys will be compared against this one to give the Land Trust a sense of how well the property is doing.

Dr. Andy McCall, associate professor of biology at Denison University, was also on hand. He encouraged participants to remember their childhood, how fun it was to turn over stones and logs to see what was under them.

Be really curious. This is a chance to go back to your childhood. Pick stuff up, and like, "Oh, what's that!"

-Andy McCall

The following minidoc allows all of us to join the action. On a monochromatic day, when nothing seemed to be happening, the life forms discovered in just two hours were astounding.