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How
to Organize a Biodiversity Days Nature Walk
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Lovells
Island BioBlitz
Biodiversity Days 2005
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Welcome
to Biodiversity Days! Thank you for your interest in organizing a nature
walk for a school or elsewhere in your community. Below are guidelines
and resources to help you plan successful walks.
Organizer
Guidelines
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Schedule and plan free naturalist-led nature walks (with or without
data gathering) for the public.
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Crystal
Spring Center Biodiversity Days 2005
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Rally
citizen participation by publicizing these walks and related events
(newletters, posters, flyers, etc): Also consider outreach to community
groups, public officials, and other media outlets.
- Involve
a local school, classroom or youth organization.
- Ensure
that data (optional – only if collected) is entered into the state
Biodiversity Database.
- Consider
enhancing your event by hosting a kick-off and/or wrap-up gathering
to share experiences and information on the species that were sighted.
How to Organize a Walk:
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Determine who will lead the walk(s)
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Determine where and when the walk(s) will take place
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Determine what the focus of the walk(s) will be (i.e. birds, flowers,
trees, general, etc.)
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Publicize the walk(s)
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Register the trip leader
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Register
the walk(s) using trip leader’s user ID and password
- Conduct
the walk(s)
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Report
species seen on walk (if recorded).
This will only become available to you and trip leaders after the
date of the trip has passed.
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Inform the Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
of any rare species observed using the Rare
Species Data Report Form(s)
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