ANNUAL MEETING BIOBLITZ
2026 Annual Meeting Bioblitz
Master Naturalists are invited to join the Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Project on iNaturalist and participate in the Annual Meeting Bioblitz (2 weeks only).
What is a bioblitz? An intense effort to catalog all life in a given area within a limited timeframe.
Purpose: Prior to our Annual Meeting, we are asking your help to collect observations of plant and animal life in the nearby nature that surrounds you within Pennsylvania. Typically, this is an under documented time of year with lower iNaturalist or community science observations. It is important to continue to document life in nature throughout the year especially in a changing climate that influences the phenology of plant and animal life.
The Annual Meeting Bioblitz begins Wednesday, October 28th at midnight and continues through Wednesday, November 4that 11:59 p.m.
All observations for the Bioblitz must be uploaded to the PMN iNaturalist project no later than Thursday, November 5th, at 11:59pm. Our iNat team will analyze data collected during the bioblitz and create a report to share at our Annual Meeting. We will recognize members who collect the highest total number of observations by individual and county chapter as well as share unique observations.
Participants must be a PA Master Naturalist or trainee and need to join the PA Master Naturalist iNaturalist Project. You can request to join by filling out the form below. Note: If you participated in the bioblitz in previous years or are already a member of the PA Master Naturalist iNat project, you do not have to request to join again.
Annual Meeting Bioblitz Results and Wrap Up presentation during Annual Meeting.
For more information on how to use iNaturalist and how to upload your observations to the PMN iNat project, please refer to this video to prepare.
Already a member of the PMN iNaturalist Project? Do NOT submit the form below.
The Annual Meeting BioBlitz uses the same PMN iNaturalist Project. If you have previously joined the PMN project, you are already eligible to participate and do not need another invitation.
This form is for new PMN members who are not yet part of the PMN iNaturalist Project.
To verify your membership, log in to iNaturalist and check your Projects list. If PA Master Naturalist appears there, please do not complete this form.
Be sure to provide your iNaturalist username, not your email address, for the last question.
PMN Webinar Series: iNaturalist Basics
