Greetings, fellow ecologists! *We are currently recruiting field biologists and naturalists* to participate in the National Parks BioBlitz - Washington, D.C. <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/projects/bioblitz/washington-dc-2016/>, and we invite you to register now <https://nationalgeographic.formstack.com/forms/national_parks_bioblitz_2016_washington_dc_scientist_registration> ! If you are interested in events in Maryland and Virginia further from D.C., there is a separate registration form <https://nationalgeographic.formstack.com/forms/national_parks_bioblitz_2016_national_capital_region_non_cornerstone_scientist_registration_form> . This is a great opportunity to help document the parks’ biodiversity and to share your knowledge and enthusiasm in the field. If you're unsure where you fit in, watch this short video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKgYcIAsQaI&feature=youtu.be> to help you find your niche in BioBlitz. *The deadline to register <https://nationalgeographic.formstack.com/forms/national_parks_bioblitz_2016_washington_dc_scientist_registration> is Friday, February 26.* *We are also looking for enthusiastic nature novices and college students* to serve as iNaturalist <http://www.inaturalist.org> Pro-Observers (link to registration form <https://nationalgeographic.formstack.com/forms/national_parks_bioblitz_2016_washington_dc_pro_observer_registration>) so please share this with appropriate groups and clubs (registration will be open at least through March, unlike above).
Background: The National Geographic Society and the National Park Service are teaming up for the 10th year to conduct a *BioBlitz <http://natgeo.org/bioblitz> *in parks in and around our nation’s capital on *May 20-21, 2016. *BioBlitz is an *all-taxa inventory* in which teams of volunteers, each led by a subject matter expert, find and identify as many species as possible within a 24-hour period. The National Parks BioBlitz - Washington, D.C. and concurrent Biodiversity Festival on the National Mall is a cornerstone event of the larger National Parks BioBlitz commemorating the centennial of the National Park Service. More BioBlitzes will be held in at least 100 national parks across the United States. BioBlitzes happening in other National Parks will have separate registration. You can see the growing list of parks here <http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/biodiversity/bioblitz2016.cfm>. *Please share this with others who may be interested to help make this event a success.* You can email [email protected] with general questions or [email protected] for questions about registering as an expert or amateur. We hope to see you at the National Parks BioBlitz May 20-21! --- *Carrie E. Seltzer, Ph.D.* Program Manager, Experiences t. 202.862.8239 [image: Nat Geo Logo Yellow_Black.png] <http://www.nationalgeographic.org> 1145 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 [image: Email-Signature8.gif] <https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/em-sig>
