you channeled under microscope these bio blitzes helped us awaken the public
blitzes helped us awaken the public
blitzes helped us awaken the public especially those in cities to nature in
especially those in cities to nature in
especially those in cities to nature in their own backyard
the guys are called it’s partly just a
the guys are called it’s partly just a wonderful call to action but it also
wonderful call to action but it also
wonderful call to action but it also does science you know we’re actually
does science you know we’re actually
does science you know we’re actually measuring what’s in the park and we’re
measuring what’s in the park and we’re
measuring what’s in the park and we’re making record of it and in some cases
making record of it and in some cases
making record of it and in some cases we’re finding absolutely new things that
we’re finding absolutely new things that
we’re finding absolutely new things that the Park Service didn’t realize existed
the Park Service didn’t realize existed
the Park Service didn’t realize existed in this park we’re here for the eighth
in this park we’re here for the eighth
in this park we’re here for the eighth of ten National Geographic sponsored
of ten National Geographic sponsored
of ten National Geographic sponsored BioBlitz is in national parks in this
BioBlitz is in national parks in this
BioBlitz is in national parks in this case it’s in the Golden Gate National
case it’s in the Golden Gate National
case it’s in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and including its
Recreation Area and including its
Recreation Area and including its affiliated areas Muir Woods and Fort
affiliated areas Muir Woods and Fort
affiliated areas Muir Woods and Fort Point it brings together dozens if not
Point it brings together dozens if not
Point it brings together dozens if not hundreds of scientists to spend 24 hours
hundreds of scientists to spend 24 hours
hundreds of scientists to spend 24 hours studying and inventory the various
studying and inventory the various
studying and inventory the various species of plants animals invertebrates
species of plants animals invertebrates
species of plants animals invertebrates fish birds even microbes that exist in
fish birds even microbes that exist in
fish birds even microbes that exist in the park and the idea is to do an
the park and the idea is to do an
the park and the idea is to do an inventory and at the end of that 24
inventory and at the end of that 24
inventory and at the end of that 24 hours see what we’ve come up with the
hours see what we’ve come up with the
hours see what we’ve come up with the inchworm caterpillars the way they move
inchworm caterpillars the way they move
inchworm caterpillars the way they move this is the caterpillar of this
we’re so excited to be out here the
we’re so excited to be out here the weather doesn’t matter it was beautiful
weather doesn’t matter it was beautiful
weather doesn’t matter it was beautiful yesterday and we’ve seen such an
yesterday and we’ve seen such an
yesterday and we’ve seen such an incredible diversity of plants and
incredible diversity of plants and
incredible diversity of plants and animals nothing could be better and
animals nothing could be better and
animals nothing could be better and we’re able to take a lot of this
we’re able to take a lot of this
we’re able to take a lot of this information the pictures and the videos
information the pictures and the videos
information the pictures and the videos that kids are shooting student
that kids are shooting student
that kids are shooting student scientists who are out here today and
scientists who are out here today and
scientists who are out here today and sharing it on the wireless network in
sharing it on the wireless network in
sharing it on the wireless network in real time so that others who couldn’t be
real time so that others who couldn’t be
real time so that others who couldn’t be here could it maybe get a little sense
here could it maybe get a little sense
here could it maybe get a little sense of what it’s like and maybe come next
of what it’s like and maybe come next
of what it’s like and maybe come next time around telling people that you know
time around telling people that you know
time around telling people that you know they should take a look where they are
they should take a look where they are
they should take a look where they are and start enjoying nature and
and start enjoying nature and
and start enjoying nature and discovering it so that it’s not just
discovering it so that it’s not just
discovering it so that it’s not just having one of these events here which is
having one of these events here which is
having one of these events here which is really great but using it as a model for
really great but using it as a model for
really great but using it as a model for people understand that it’s not hard to
people understand that it’s not hard to
people understand that it’s not hard to get out in nature and know it and it’s
get out in nature and know it and it’s
get out in nature and know it and it’s really not scary it’s actually wonderful
really not scary it’s actually wonderful
really not scary it’s actually wonderful to do so and that’s one of the big
to do so and that’s one of the big
to do so and that’s one of the big messages
so the grand total for the number of
so the grand total for the number of species that we found at this biobliss
species that we found at this biobliss
species that we found at this biobliss was two thousand three hundred and four
probably easily surpassing our last
probably easily surpassing our last count which was around a thousand five
count which was around a thousand five
count which was around a thousand five hundred
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