Editing BioBlitz (section)

===United States===
* [[Alaska]]: The [[Chugach National Forest]] and Alaska Department of Fish & Game-Diversity Program organized the first BioBlitz in Southcentral Alaska on July 23 and 24, 2011, to coincide with the [[International Year of Forests]].
* Arizona: More than 5,500 people, including 2,000 students and 150 scientists, attended the 2011 [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/saguaro-national-park-bioblitz-2011.htm Saguaro BioBlitz], (October 21–22) and discovered 859 species during the 24 hour inventory period. Included in that total were more than 400 species, mostly invertebrate animals and non-vascular plants, which were previously unknown in the park. The accompanying Biodiversity Festival had an integrated art program that included pieces featuring local species, created by local students, seniors, and artists.
* California: The [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/santa-monica-mountains-bioblitz-2008.htm Santa Monica Mountains NPS/National Geographic Society BioBlitz] (May 30–31, 2008) was accomplished through collaboration with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, California State Parks, and Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department. Six thousand participants discovered more than 1,700 species during the 24 hour inventory period.
** [[California]]: The [[San Diego Zoo]] Institute for Conservation Research hosted a BioBlitz in the [[San Dieguito River Park]] on the North Shore of Lake Hodges in Escondido April 25–26.
** [[California]]: The [[San Diego Natural History Museum]] began hosting a yearly BioBlitz starting in 2008. The 2008 BioBlitz was held in [[Balboa Park, San Diego, California|Balboa Park]] and in 2009 the event was held at [[Mission Trails Regional Park]] on May 1–2.
** California: The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden organized a BioBlitz of its natural spaces in May 2007.
** California: [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/golden-gate-national-recreation-area-parks-bioblitzes-2014.htm Golden Gate National Recreation Area]: On March 28–29, 2014, participants in the BioBlitz at Golden Gate Park sites, including Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Muir Woods National Monument, the Presidio of San Francisco, Mori Point, and Rancho Corral de Tierra observed and recorded biodiversity in habitats ranging from the redwood canopy to windswept beaches. Highlights included the first ever canopy survey of redwoods at Muir Woods, the first-ever, park sighting of a climbing salamander in Muir Woods; sightings of great horned, spotted, barred and saw-whet owls; and a mountain lion at Corral de Tierra. 
* [[Colorado]]: The [[National Wildlife Federation]] has been providing a toolset based on the [[eNature.com]] species data in the [[Denver]]/[[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]] metropolitan area since 2004. Results are online.
** Colorado: On August 24–25, 2012, more than 150 scientists joined forces with 5,000 people of all ages and backgrounds to seek out the living creatures in [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/rocky-mountain-national-park-bioblitz-2012.htm Rocky Mountain National Park]. Inventories took place in various ecological life zones, including ponderosa pine forests, the subalpine region, the tundra, and mountain meadows. Among the overall total of 490 species discovered, 138 were previously unknown to be in the park. A companion festival at the Estes Park Fairgrounds advanced and celebrated public awareness of biodiversity. 
* [[Connecticut]]: [[Image:CT BioBlitz 2016 Two Rivers Magnet School Great Hall.jpg|alt=BioBlitz 2016 scientists at work|thumb|right|2016 Connecticut BioBlitz scientists at work]]The Center for Conservation and Biodiversity and [[Connecticut State Museum of Natural History]] have held nine BioBlitz events since 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.uconn.edu/mnh/bioblitz/|title=BioBlitz- University of Connecticut|website=web.uconn.edu|access-date=2016-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723091131/http://web.uconn.edu/mnh/bioblitz/|archive-date=2016-07-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> The current record for a single Connecticut BioBlitz was set June 3–4, 2016 in a 5-mile radius around the Two Rivers Magnet School in East Hartford, where 2,765 species were recorded in the 24-hour period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ctbioblitz.uconn.edu/|title=Connecticut State BioBlitz 2016 {{!}} Connecticut State BioBlitz 2016|website=ctbioblitz.uconn.edu|access-date=2016-06-06|date=2016-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806162044/http://ctbioblitz.uconn.edu/|archive-date=2016-08-06|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of the organisms sighted in the 2016 BioBlitz were documented in an online [https://www.inaturalist.org/home iNaturalist] project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/connecticut-state-bioblitz-2016-east-hartford-ct|title=Connecticut State Bioblitz 2016, East Hartford, CT|website=iNaturalist.org|access-date=2016-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616074756/http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/connecticut-state-bioblitz-2016-east-hartford-ct|archive-date=2016-06-16|url-status=live}}</ref> The previous record was set in 2001 at Tarrywile Park in [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], where 2,519 species were recorded in the 24-hour period.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mnh.uconn.edu/bioblitz/BioBlitz2001.html |title=BioBlitz 2001 |access-date=2020-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208193410/http://www.mnh.uconn.edu/BioBlitz/BioBlitz2001.html |archive-date=2004-12-08 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/06/0614_bioblitz.html |title="Bio-blitz" in U.S. Park Uncovers Astounding Array of Species |access-date=2008-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723151535/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/06/0614_bioblitz.html |archive-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]: A BioBlitz at the [[Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1996 found approximately 1000 species.
** [[Washington, D.C.]] 2007: The [[National Geographic Society]] held a BioBlitz in [[Rock Creek Park]] on May 18–19. The event was later on a segment of the TV series ''[[Wild Chronicles]]'' which airs on [[PBS]]. Participants included [[J. Michael Fay]], [[Sylvia Earle]], and [[Boyd Matson]]. The first National Park Service/National Geographic Society BioBlitz took place on May 18–19, 2007. A wide breadth of taxonomic groups was examined, including amphibians and reptiles, invertebrates, birds, fish, fungi, mammals, plants, insects, and more. The total number of species found was 661 over a 24-hour period.
*[[Florida]]: In [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee County]], the local government's Department of Natural Resources (formerly Conservation Lands Management) has sponsored annual BioBlitz events, every spring since 2007. The surveys rotate between the county's different parks and preserves. This event, however, involves only a 12-hour survey instead of the standard 24-hour.
**Florida: On April 30-May 1, 2010, 2,500 citizen scientists worked with their professional counterparts to explore life in one of the nation's largest marine national parks, [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/biscayne-national-park-bioblitz-2010.htm Biscayne National Park]. More than 800 species were found, including a number of species rare to the park, such as the mangrove cuckoo, and silver hairstreak butterfly. Also, 11 species of lichen and 22 species of ants were found that had not previously been documented in the park.
*[[Hawaii]]: At [[Punahou School]], a biannual BioBlitz is organized by the students. The event examines certain parts of the campus, and has been held there since the summer of 2008. The BioBlitz there happens once in winter, and once in summer.
**[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/hawaii-volcanoes-national-park-bioblitz-2015.htm Hawai'i]: at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 2015, working under the theme of ''I ka nānā no a ’ike'' ("By observing, one Learns"), traditional Hawaiian cultural practitioners, "alakai’i," were integrated into the survey teams, providing a holistic approach to the research and exploration activities. More than 170 leading scientists and alakai’i, teamed with thousands of public participants of all ages to explore one of the most fascinating biological landscapes in the world. Together they documented species that thrive in ecosystems from sea level to the summit of Kīlauea Volcano. Exciting finds included 22 new species added to the park's species list, and sightings of 73 threatened species, including the nēnē and Kamehameha butterfly. The number of fungi species on the park's list more than doubled, with 17 new fungi documented at the close of the event. 
* [[Illinois]]: The [[Field Museum of Natural History]] and other organizations held a BioBlitz in [[Chicago]] in 2002. There are several bioblitzes in parts of the forest preserves of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] and [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]].
* Indiana: [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/indiana-dunes-national-lakeshore-bioblitz-2009.htm Indiana Dunes National Park] – On May 16-16, 2009, more than 150 scientists, assisted by 2,000 grade school students and other members of the public, explored the sand dunes, lake shore, forests, wetlands, prairie, and streams of the recreation area. The excitement persevered through driving rain and high winds and resulted in the discovery of more than 1,200 species.
* Louisiana: The NPS/National Geographic Society BioBlitz at [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/jean-lafitte-national-historic-park-and-preserve-bioblitz-2013.htm Jean Lafitte National Historical Park] and Preserve (May 17–18, 2013), brought together leading scientists and naturalists from around the country and local citizens of all ages. Inventories included herpetofaunal counts, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate inventories, avifauna observations, and native and non-native plant surveys. Participants also used technology, such as tree cameras and smartphones, to record and understand the diverse ecosystems of this unique national park. At the time of the event's closing ceremony, 458 species had been identified, including a rare Louisiana milk snake, 288 plants, and 122 invertebrate species.
* [[Maine]]: The Maine Entomological Society<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.colby.edu/MES | title=Maine Entomological Society Home Page | access-date=2016-05-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519005749/http://www.colby.edu/MES/ | archive-date=2016-05-19 | url-status=live }}</ref> and other organizations have been holding Entomological BioBlitzes at [[Acadia National Park]] every summer since 2003. Results of the 2003-2011 blitzes were summarized by Chandler ''et al.'', 2012,<ref>Chandler, D.S., D. Manski, C. Donahue and A. Alyokhin, 2012: Biodiversity of the Schoodic
Peninsula: Results of the Insect and Arachnid Bioblitzes at the Schoodic District of Acadia National Park, Maine; Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Technical Bulletin 206; 210 pp.</ref> showing that 1,605 species representing 348 families of insects were taken and identified over the 8-year period. Many were new to the Park fauna, and a significant number were also new to the known state fauna.
* [[Maryland]]/DC/[[Virginia]], 2006: [[The Nature Conservancy]] sponsored a [[Potomac River|Potomac Gorge]] BioBlitz where more than 130 field biologists and experienced naturalists volunteered their expertise in an effort to see how many species they could find. During a 30-hour survey period from Saturday, June 24, through Sunday, June 25 their surveys revealed more than 1,000 species.
** Maryland: Jug Bay BioBlitz was sponsored by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's (M-NCPPC) [[Patuxent River]] Park staff and rangers, May 30–31, 2009.
* [[Massachusetts]]
**2006 collaboration between the [[Boston Museum of Science]] and the [[Cape Cod Museum of Natural History]]. The first bioblitz in a series sponsored by the [[E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation]]. The first bioblitz to utilize [[CyberTracker]] and [[NatureMapping]] technologies for data collection.
** On June 25–26, 2010, a BioBlitz was held in [[Falmouth, Massachusetts]], using town conservation land and adjacent land owned by the 300 Committee (T3C), Falmouth's land trust. Surveys for 15 taxa were planned. About 120 volunteers participated. Preliminary estimate of 930 species found but this number is likely to increase as data are finalized. Full results to be published later in 2010 on the T3C website.
** On September 29, 2010, the TDWG Techno/BioBlitz<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioblitz.tdwg.org/|title=TDWG2010 Techno/BioBlitz|date=24 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924091451/http://bioblitz.tdwg.org/ |accessdate=23 June 2023|archive-date=24 September 2010 }}</ref> was held alongside the Annual [[Biodiversity Information Standards]] Conference in [[Woods Hole]].
** On July 8, 2019, the Great Walden BioBlitz was held at [[Walden Pond, Massachusetts]], surveying a five-mile radius around Walden Woods. Organized by Peter Alden in honor of E.O. Wilson's 90th birthday and the 30th Massachusetts bioblitz, public participants were encouraged to explore Walden Woods and Minute Man NHP using the iNaturalist phone app to help document species.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.walden.org/events/2019-great-walden-bioblitz/| title=2019 Great Walden BioBlitz| date=2019-04-04| access-date=2019-07-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707153659/https://www.walden.org/events/2019-great-walden-bioblitz/| archive-date=2019-07-07| url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Minnesota]]: A group of organizations including the [[Bell Museum of Natural History]] has sponsored BioBlitzes in natural areas in or near the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Twin Cities]] yearly in June since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ResearchandTeaching/BioBlitz/ |title=BioBlitz |date=October 21, 2013 |website=Bell Museum of Natural History |accessdate=12 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212105/http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ResearchandTeaching/BioBlitz/ |archive-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Missouri]]: Sponsored by the Academy of Science of St. Louis, partners from the public, academic and corporate sectors collaborate on the Academy of Science-St. Louis BioBlitz at urban parks, such as [[Forest Park (St. Louis, Missouri)|Forest Park]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St Louis]] . Held at least once a year since 2006, the academy's BioBlitz has hosted future BioBlitz leaders from throughout the country and is a signature event of one of the oldest Academies of Science in the USA. www.academyofsciencestl.org
* [[New Hampshire]]: 
**[[Odiorne Point State Park]]: The [[Seacoast Science Center]] has been hosting an annual BioBlitz! in September since 2003. The park's diversity of coastal habitats provides BioBlitzers the opportunity to find marine, freshwater and terrestrial species. The Center compiles and maintains each year's data.
** [[Squam Lake]]s. 2008. The [[Squam Lakes Natural Science Center]] in collaboration with Squam Lakes Association and Squam Lakes Conservation Society in cooperation with the [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]] Conservation Commission, the US Forest Service [[Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest]], UNH Cooperative Extension, [[Plymouth State University]], NH Fish and Game Department, and Ecosystem Management Consultants.
*[[New Jersey]] State
**[[Highlands, New Jersey|Highlands]], NJ
***[[Gateway National Recreation Area]], [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]] Unit, 2011. On Sept. 16–17,<ref>{{Cite web|title = BioBlitz Makes Coastal Species Count - Gateway National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)|url = http://www.nps.gov/gate/learn/news/shu-bioblitz-results-2011.htm|website = www.nps.gov|accessdate = 2016-01-08}}</ref> science students, along with park staff and over 150 volunteers, located nearly 450 species, mostly [[bird]]s, terrestrial [[plant]]s and [[invertebrate]]s.
***[[Gateway National Recreation Area]], [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]] Unit, 2015. On September 18–19, the [[American Littoral Society]], in partnership with the [[National Park Service]], hosted the second Sandy Hook BioBlitz.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Atlantic Herald|url = http://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/monmouth-news/20925-sandy-hook-bioblitz-recap|website = Atlantic Herald|accessdate = 2016-01-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160308143249/http://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/monmouth-news/20925-sandy-hook-bioblitz-recap|archive-date = 2016-03-08|url-status = live}}</ref> Over 150 scientists, naturalists, and volunteers raced against the clock to identify as many species as possible. This BioBlitz found 75 [[bird]]s, 12 [[Fungia|fungi]]/[[lichen]], 21 [[fish]], 2 [[reptile]]s/[[amphibian]]s, 44 [[marine invertebrates]], 2 [[insect]]s, 13 [[mammal]]s, 15 [[aquatic plant]]s, and 87 [[Plant|terrestrial plants]].
* [[New York (state)|New York]] State
** [[New York City]] 
***[[Central Park]], 2003. This BioBlitz found more than 800 species, including 393 species of [[plant]]s, 78 of [[moth]]s, 14 [[fungi]], 10 [[spider]]s, 9 [[dragonfly|dragonflies]], 2 [[tardigrade]]s, 102 other [[invertebrate]]s, 7 [[mammal]]s, 3 [[turtle]]s, 46 [[bird]]s and 2 [[frog]] species. s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0708_030708_bioblitzresults.html |title="BioBlitz" Finds 800-Plus Species in New York Park |access-date=2005-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406172532/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0708_030708_bioblitzresults.html |archive-date=2005-04-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
***Central Park, 2006. In collaboration with the [[E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation]], the [[Explorers Club]], the [[American Museum of Natural History]] and the [[Boston Museum of Science]]. This is the first bioblitz in history to incorporate the collection and analysis of [[microorganism]]s.
***Central Park, 2013. On August 27–28, 2013 a BioBlitz at Central Park was held in partnership with [[William E. Macaulay Honors College|Macaulay Honors College of CUNY]]. With help from the [[Central Park Conservancy]] over 350 Macaulay students worked with nearly 30 scientists and cataloged more than 460 species.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/topic/central-park-animals-2013-9/ |title=The Most Common Animals in Central Park -- New York Magazine - Nymag |date=20 September 2013 |access-date=2013-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001082742/http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/topic/central-park-animals-2013-9/ |archive-date=2013-10-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>
***[[New York Botanical Garden]] in the [[Bronx]], 2014, September 6 and 7, in partnership with [[William E. Macaulay Honors College|Macaulay Honors College of CUNY]].<ref>Macaulay Honors College BioBlitz website [http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/bioblitz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822052906/http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/bioblitz/|date=2014-08-22}} Accessed 2014–9–4</ref>
** The [[Saw Mill River]] watershed in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], September 2009. Groundwork Hudson Valley, leading the Saw Mill River Coalition, conducted a Saw Mill River BioBlitz on September 25–26 with more than 50 scientists from a wide variety of fields. A concurrent conference on the health of the river was held at [[Pace University]] in [[Pleasantville, New York|Pleasantville]] that was open to the public and had activities geared for children. Funded by a grant from Westchester Community Foundation with additional support from US EPA and NYS/DEC Hudson River Estuary Program. Major co-sponsors joining the effort were Westchester County Parks, Recreation and Conservation; Teatown Lake Reservation; Pace University's Department of Biology and Health Sciences; Pace University's Academy for Applied Environmental Studies; Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society; Greenburgh Nature Center; and the Saw Mill River Audubon.
* [[North Carolina]]: The [[North Carolina Botanical Garden]] in collaboration with the [[Morehead Planetarium]] sponsor an annual bioblitz in September on garden-owned property.
* [[Ohio]]: The [http://www.geaugaparkdistrict.org/ Geauga Park District] has hosted an annual BioBlitz at different park district properties since 2003. 
* [[Oklahoma]]: The [[Oklahoma Biological Survey]] hosted an annual BioBlitz at different locations around Oklahoma starting in 2001. Their 2010 BioBlitz will be held on October 8–9 at [[Kaw Lake]] in north-central Oklahoma with a base camp at Camp McFadden.
* [[Pennsylvania]]: [[Phipps Conservatory]] hosted a Bioblitz on June 10, 2018, in [[Pittsburgh]].
* [[Rhode Island]]: [http://www.rinhs.org Rhode Island Natural History Survey] has conducted a BioBlitz at a different site in the state every year since 2000, including a "backyard bioblitz" held in 2020, during COVID. Rhode Island BioBlitz may be the longest running annual BioBlitz in the world. In the 23 events through 2022, the average participation is 163 and the average species count is 1022; the record participation of 302 people and the record species count of 1,308 species were both in the Jamestown Rhode Island BioBlitz of 2012.
* [[Vermont]]: The [[Vermont Institute of Natural Science]] held a BioBlitz in 2004 at [[Hartford, Vermont|Hartford]].
* [[Washington (state)|Washington]]: BioBlitzes conducted using NatureTracker software on PDAs for conservation planning.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/bioblitz |title=NatureMapping Bioblitzes - Species Inventories |accessdate=2007-05-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330054057/http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/bioblitz/ |archive-date=2007-03-30 }}</ref>/
* [[Wisconsin]]: The [[Milwaukee Public Museum]] (MPM) hosts an annual BioBlitz program that began in 2015. MPM events have occurred at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Milwaukee (2015), Grant Park in South Milwaukee (2016), Fox River Park in Waukesha (2017), Lake Farm County Park/Capitol Springs Recreation Area in Madison (2018), Riveredge Nature Center in Saukville (2019), and Whitnall Park in Franklin (2020). The non-profit Biodiversity Project held three [[Great Lakes]] BioBlitzes with support from the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and [[NOAA]] in 2004. The sites were Riverside Park in [[Milwaukee]]; Baird Creek Parkway in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]; and Wisconsin Point in [[Superior, Wisconsin|Superior]].