{"id":526,"date":"2017-02-01T16:31:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T21:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:52:49","slug":"hosting-a-bioblitz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/hosting-a-bioblitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosting a BioBlitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"three students drag a seine net onto shore under the Brooklyn Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-1648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/IMG_6170-scaled-1-508x339.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested in hosting our BioBlitz? We\u2019re always looking for new places to bring our students!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What we bring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Approximately 500 eager college students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our network of naturalists\/scientists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The necessary surveying equipment (mostly owned by us, some borrowed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our experience in planning and managing this massive data collection event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What we are looking for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Partners in urban green spaces (managers, education directors, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staffing at location&nbsp;(volunteer or otherwise)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilities (a sheltered area to do check in and set up microscopes, bathrooms, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Outcomes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biodiversity data for&nbsp;the&nbsp;green space (species lists, iNaturalist observations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A transformative educational experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested? Arrange a meeting with us! We can discuss all things BioBlitz (dates, data collection, shared expenses, etc.). Contact Dr. Kelly O\u2019Donnell (kelly.odonnell@mhc.cuny.edu).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in hosting our BioBlitz? We\u2019re always looking for new places to bring our students! What we bring: What we are looking for: Outcomes: Interested? Arrange a meeting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-526","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/526\/revisions\/2568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}