<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><h3 style="font-family:proxima-nova;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.2em;color:rgba(26,26,26,0.9);margin:1em 0px 0.5em;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">WHAT IS A BIOBLITZ?</strong></h3><p class="gmail-" style="color:rgba(26,26,26,0.7);font-family:europa;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2.07px;white-space:pre-wrap">A <em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Bioblitz</em> is a community science initiative to help record and catalog the biodiversity of a given area within a certain time period. The Durham <em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Bioblitz</em> is a great way to connect people to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation and having fun! </p><p class="gmail-" style="color:rgba(26,26,26,0.7);font-family:europa;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2.07px;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">The 2022 Durham-wide <em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">BioBlitz</em> will take place from April 29-May 8.</strong></p><p class="gmail-" style="color:rgba(26,26,26,0.7);font-family:europa;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2.07px;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://keepdurhambeautiful.org/bioblitz-events">Click here to see this years events!</a>  </strong></p><p class="gmail-" style="color:rgba(26,26,26,0.7);font-family:europa;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2.07px;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://keepdurhambeautiful.org/bioblitz-events/explore-merrick-moore">Click here to access this years BioBlitz project page!</a></strong></p><p class="gmail-" style="color:rgba(26,26,26,0.7);font-family:europa;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2.07px;white-space:pre-wrap">Volunteers will use the <em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">iNaturalist</em> app to make observations during the project timeline, and expert identifiers will help turn these observations into data points that can be used in scientific research.</p><p class="gmail-" style="color:rgba(26,26,26,0.7);font-family:europa;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2.07px;white-space:pre-wrap">Browse the links in this section to learn how to use iNaturalist, join our events both in person and on your own, and discover Durham’s natural world with us.</p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">be a kind human</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bonita Green</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>