{"id":38828,"date":"2022-03-30T18:35:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/?page_id=38828"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:56:12","slug":"national-seeds-bioblitz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/chapters\/national-seeds-bioblitz\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 SEEDS National BioBlitz Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a BioBlitz?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A BioBlitz is an opportunity to take a snapshot of the biodiversity, or variety of life, in an area. During a BioBlitz event, students, scientists, and the general public work together to find and identify as many plants, animals, and other organisms as possible in a short time (read more here<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n

BioBlitzes are important because they allow the public to work alongside scientists and, in this process, participants gain skills and explore nature while contributing to scientific research. Of course, the more people participate, the more species are found and identified! It also helps the public learn about local natural spaces by empowering participants to better understand and protect biodiversity.<\/p>\n

This year, we\u2019re announcing the 2026 SEEDS National BioBlitz competition where the SEEDS Chapter with the most observations recorded in a 24-hour window during the month of April will win! This year\u2019s NEW rule will allow SEEDS Chapters flexibility to choose their own date (24-hour window) to conduct a local community event during the competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RULES<\/strong><\/p>\n