July 17th Update!
The North Carolina Wildlife Federation iNaturalist bioblitz continues it's hot streak with thousands of observations pouring in!
North Carolina wildlife and habitat is a treasure. A treasure that is worth our undaunted effort to protect, conserve, restore and of course... celebrate! Thank you all for getting outside and appreciating our wonderfully biodiverse state!
BIOBLITZ STATS:
Total - 54,812 observations, 6,269 species
Species with the most observations - Common Box Turtle (367), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (210), Eastern Bumblebee (177), Rhododendron (172), Green June Beetle (150), Carolina Ruellia (150), Ghost Pipe (139)
1st Place: NC Piedmont - 26,296 observations, 3,550 species
2nd Place: NC Mountains - 19,490 observations, 3,194 species
3rd Place: NC Coastal Plain - 9,026 observations, 2,047 species
The NC Piedmont leads the way but the NC Mountains are catching up on species observed! To the NC Coastal Plain folks, the bioblitz will continue until September 23rd so there's still plenty of time for a come from behind victory!
Head on over to NCWF’s social media pages to see who’s observations were featured! @NCWildlifeFederation on Facebook and @ncwildlifefed on Instagram. Thank you for participating and remember that time outdoors is time well spent.
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