From: National Parks BioBlitz 2016 [mailto:bioblitz2...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 1:35 PM Subject: We need your biodiversity expertise for BioBlitz!
Dear Colleague, The National Geographic Society (NGS) and the National Park Service (NPS) 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. In addition to activities at key parks within Washington D.C., additional BioBlitzes and biodiversity celebrations will be held in more than 100 national parks across the United States, including throughout the National Capital Region<http://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/visit-the-parks.htm>. We are currently recruiting field biologists and naturalists to participate in the National Parks BioBlitz - Washington, D.C.<http://natgeo.org/bioblitz/> and the surrounding National Capital Region, and we invite you to join us! We are excited to have your help in documenting the parks’ biodiversity and in sharing your knowledge about and enthusiasm for nature with students, teachers, and the general public. Please sign up now<http://eepurl.com/bGA57n> to indicate your interest in participating. <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/goog_943466641> [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1921328/Countmein.png]<http://eepurl.com/bGA57n> Please forward this email to any colleagues who might be interested in volunteering. We will be in touch in January with more details and FAQs when registration opens. At that time, we will collect more detailed information about your expertise, interest, and availability. In the meantime, we've attached a save-the-date card. We thank you for your time and look forward to working with you in the National Parks in May! Sincerely, Robert A. Vogel Regional Director, National Capital Region National Park Service Elaine F. Leslie Chief, Biological Resources, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science National Park Service John Francis Vice President, Research, Conservation, and Exploration National Geographic Society Dan Beaupré Vice President, Experiences, Education National Geographic Society P.S. Mark your calendar so you don't forget! Google Calendar<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N3F1a29ybmRyb2xxOG1saGdvamUwNzFqZ2cgbmdzLm9yZ19odWNsYmxyc2liaGkxNjYxYzR2cmJjNXFyOEBn&tmsrc=ngs.org_huclblrsibhi1661c4vrbc5qr8%40group.calendar.google.com> Outlook<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ngs.org_huclblrsibhi1661c4vrbc5qr8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York> iCalendar<https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/ngs.org_huclblrsibhi1661c4vrbc5qr8%40group.calendar.google.com/private-0e4a15cd5d8a68144e562520724b6482/basic.ics>
