Bioblitz event at Puttenahalli Lake - July 18th , 8-10AM - Registration required

[Puttenahalli Lake Events]

Dear All,

We are excited to announce the first bioblitz event at Puttenahalli Lake on Sunday, 18th July between 8.00-10.00 am.

What: A bioblitz is a short but intense session in which participants do a biological survey of a particular area and record all the living creatures in that space. 

Why: A bioblitz serves two purposes. Over a time period it allows the surveying of the biodiversity in an area. This biodiversity can be documented on a citizen-science platform such as iNaturalist (inaturalist.org) making this information available to all. Second, a bioblitz is a fun way of getting people, particularly children interested in nature and conservation issues. They also learn important skills of observation, identification and documentation.

How: All you need is an interest in nature and a notebook and pencil to record your observations. A camera is also preferred for documentation but not a requirement. (There will be others who will have cameras). We do a slow walk in a particular area of the lake and record all the living creatures we find. These include mosses, herbs, shrubs, trees, flowers, lichen, insects, birds and animals.

All observations are uploaded on the Puttenahalli Lake project page on iNaturalist . All participants will need to sign-up for a free account on iNaturalist. (This procedure will be explained at the time of the event).

Who: Any person who is 13+ years and interested in the natural world can join us for this event. Taking the current situation in mind we will be restricting this event to 10 participants only. If you find that the sign-up is full you can join us for the next one. We plan to conduct bioblitz events at the lake regularly.

By Whom: The session will be led by Dr. Kaustubh Rau, a biologist, a naturalist and a PNLIT volunteer.

When and Where: July 18th, 8.00-10.00 am at the Lake gazebo.

Register by filling the form - https://forms.gle/cLLaoPFnhBNuX5oq8

Please register asap to avoid disappointment!

Thank you,

Sapana Rawat

PNLIT Events Coordinator

[Puttenahalli Lake Events]

Hello All,

Thank you to those who registered, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

In case you haven't registered, you can do it now at - https://forms.gle/cLLaoPFnhBNuX5oq8

This event is ideal for students of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Hence we highly encourage these students to attend our event.

Warmly,

Sapana Rawat

PNLIT Events Coordinator

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