Learn about amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and insects:
Explore the natural areas on MSU campus & interact with its diverse wildlife during:
2011 MSU Bioblitz & Herp Survey
2011 MSU Bioblitz & Herp Survey
FREE EVENT
Saturday, April 23rd
Saturday, April 23rd
Bioblitz Schedule of Events:
6-8am What: *Mist netting
Where: Fenner
8-9am What: Registration/Breakfast
Where: **MSU Commuter Lot
9-12pm Group 1: What: Herping,, Birding
Where: **MSU Commuter Lot
9-12pm Group 1: What: Herping,, Birding
Where: Bear Lake
Group 2: What: Herping, S mammal trapping
Where: Fenner
Group 3: What: Herping, S mammal trapping
Where: Baker Woodlot
12-1pm What: Lunch
Where: MSU Commuter Parking Lot
1-4pm What: Herping, Birdin
Where: MSU Commuter Parking Lot
1-4pm What: Herping, Birdin
Where: Any Previous Area (possibility of Rose Lake)
DETAILS:
The First Annual Michigan State University Bioblitz and Herp Survey
The First Annual Michigan State University Bioblitz and Herp Survey
WHO: MSU Herpetology Club, MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club, and MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization
WHAT: MSU Bioblitz and Herp Survey (Saturday, April 23; 6:00am-4:00) – For the last five years, the MSU Herpetology Club has held their annual herp survey (herp is a term for amphibians and reptiles) to scour the campus’s natural areas to look for the amphibians and reptiles that call MSU home.
This year, the MSU Herpetology Club has teamed up with the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club and the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization to expand this event to be an all encompassing bioblitz.
This event is meant to engage people of all ages in exploring what occurs on campus. This event includes mist netting for wild birds *(Mist Netting is when ornithologist use thin nets to capture bird species to band, research them and release them unharmed! 6am-8am) and small mammal trapping (9am-12pm) at Fenner Nature Center with MSU professors and graduate students, exploring the campus’s many natural areas to look for amphibians and reptiles as well as bird watching through the day (9am- 12pm; 1pm-4pm). This event is a FREE event open to the public. Each of the clubs will provide experts in the field so the only requirement for participants is a sense of adventure and curiosity.
WHERE: The early session for bird mist netting from 6am-8am will be at Fenner Nature Center, which is located at 2020 E. Mt. Hope Ave. in Lansing (at the corner of Mt. Hope Ave. and Aurelius Rd.). The two later sessions (9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm) will be at the Commuter Parking Lot next to Baker Woodlot on MSU’s campus **(at the corner of Mt. Hope Ave. and Farm Lane).
WHEN: Saturday, April 23, 6am-4pm. Participants can choose to participate in all sessions or just a few. General registration and orientation will be between 8am-9am, and then groups will separate to go to various areas around campus and Fenner Nature Center. Scheduled times & places of events are subject to change after 8am, please register to join
WHY: It’s a great way to get outdoors, learn about nature, and support all of the clubs involved as well as Fenner Nature Center. Participants can see the amazing amount of animals all around East Lansing.
QUESTIONS: Email msufwclub@gmail.com
Here is the short spot we got on News 10 Lansing! Our very own Marie Stevenson is interviewed!
Here is the short spot we got on News 10 Lansing! Our very own Marie Stevenson is interviewed!
