Audubon International to run BioBlitz initiative

Audubon International, an environmental nonprofit, will run its fifth annual BioBlitz from May 11 through June 23.

This year’s free event is sponsored by the United States Golf Association and is open to any golf course worldwide. Participants such as golfers and their families, youth groups, community members and local environmental experts can gather to enjoy nature while counting plant and animal species located on each property.

“Each year, BioBlitz brings hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers from communities around the world together to document the large diversity of species that call golf courses home,” said Christine Kane, CEO of Audubon International. “Last year’s BioBlitz participants recorded over 2,000 unique species of animals, plants, fungi and insects on participating golf courses.”

Awards will be given for most species, most participants and best photo. Following BioBlitz, Audubon International will compile the lists of plant and animal species recorded and report on the findings.

The dates for this year’s event coincide with World Migratory Bird Day through the end of National Pollinator Week, according to the company.

To register for BioBlitz 2019 and receive the free toolkit, visit the Audubon International website.