Driftless Area BioBlitz
Become a citizen scientist!
Mississippi Valley Conservancy is proud to be a partner in sharing this program with our community.
The purpose of the Driftless Area BioBlitz is to bring about a greater awareness of and appreciation for the natural communities that inhabit Wisconsin's driftless region as well as provide data for scientists studying and tracking our local ecosystem.
A bioblitz is a community science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible. The Nature Place partners with donors, the Viterbo University Biology Department, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Biology Department, Mississippi Valley Conservancy, and the City of La Crosse Parks, Rec and Forestry on the Driftless Area BioBlitz (DABB). DABB uses iNaturalist which is a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society. It is a social network of naturalists, community scientists, and biologists built on mapping and sharing biodiversity observations across the globe. iNaturalist may be accessed via its website or from its mobile applications. DABB is a free, annual, one-of-a-kind, opportunity for families, students, and all nature lovers to search for and learn about plants and wildlife in the Driftless Area.
Each year, from January to December, people can participate by submitting observations of wild organisms from anywhere in the Driftless Area using iNaturalist. The Driftless Area includes areas in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa which are free from glacial drift and seem not to have been covered by the Pleistocene ice.
