WooHooo! BioBlitz is back!
It’s fascinating, fun, free, family-friendly event.
WHEN?
Friday 30th March 9 am – 11 pm
Saturday 31st March 7 am – 5 pm.
WHERE?
Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa. The search area will include the adjoining Totara Park.
Pedestrian and vehicle access is best from the Everglade Drive northern entrance to the Gardens, via Manakau / Redoubt Road motorway off-ramp.
Base Camp
Base camp is the hub of activity where identifications are made, species tallied, and public get to look down microscopes, chat with scientists, and ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ over the beautiful, the curious and the downright thrillingly ugly. Field trips (guided walks) depart from here.
‘Field trips’
There will be the usual guided ‘walks & talks’ with experts, including the ever-popular night time events: moths with ‘Dr Robert’ (who uses a super bright special lamp to lure them in) and the nocturnal walk with ‘spider woman Grace’ (most spiders come out to hunt at night and their eyes shine in the torch light). We might even go looking for bats with a special electronic bat detector (native bats could possibly be found in Totara Park).
WHO CAN COME?
- If you intend going on a ‘walk & talk’ with a scientist, please wear sensible shoes and clothes. If you are coming on one of the ‘after dark’ excursions, please wear sensible warm clothes and bring a torch (families should bring several torches if possible).
- Specialist scientific equipment is loaned especially for the event. This equipment is very expensive and should be treated with care and respect at all times.
- Young children should be supervised by an adult but free to have some fun.
- Dogs should be on leads and supervised by an adult.
- The Botanic Gardens and all that lives there must be treated with care and consideration.
LCR
Judy G
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