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SUMMARY:Virtual BioBlitz @ Johnson Ridge Trail
DESCRIPTION:Virtual BioBlitz @ Johnson Ridge Trail\n\n\n\nJoin DLiA and the Tennessee Valley Authority for a free\, family-friendly virtual event where you can be a citizen scientist and learn about the natural wonders found at TVA’s wild lands! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is it?\n\n\n\nIt’s a bioblitz on TVA’s trails\, but virtual! \n\n\n\nWhat’s a bioblitz? It’s an effort to find and document as many species as we can find in a certain place. It’s also an opportunity for you to be a citizen scientist\, gathering real scientific data\, while also learning about the animals\, plants and other organisms that live around you! \n\n\n\nWhere is this taking place? This is a virtual event that you can do at your own pace. Watch the video below then visit Johnson Ridge Trail near Bean Station\, TN or any of the other 10 qualifying TVA trails in East Tennessee and Northern Alabama to complete a scavenger hunt and receive a fun thank you gift! \n\n\n\nHere’s how to participate:\n\n\n\n(1) WATCH THE VIDEO\n\n\n\nWe’ll launch the event via YouTube on Saturday\, October 10th at 10 am EDT. Watch our video introduction to Johnson Ridge Trail and see some of the neat flora and fauna that live there. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(2) VISIT ANY QUALIFYING TVA TRAIL\n\n\n\nFrom October 10 to November 10\, 2020\, we challenge you to visit beautiful Johnson Ridge Trail near Bean Station\, TN or any of the other TVA trails listed below. There are 11 TVA trails to choose from: 9 in east Tennessee and 2 in northern Alabama. Which one is closest to you? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n	TrailLocationStateDirectionsTrail mapiNat project\n\n\n\n\n	Johnson Ridge TrailCherokee LakeTennessee\n\n\n	Hall Bend TrailTellico DamTennessee\n\n\n	Little Cedar Mountain TrailNickajack LakeTennessee\n\n\n	Marbut Bend TrailWheeler LakeAlabama\n\n\n	Melton Hill Dam TrailMelton Hill DamTennessee\n\n\n	Muscle Shoals Reservation TrailsWilson DamAlabama\n\n\n	Osceola Island TrailSouth Fork Holston RiverTennessee\n\n\n	Songbird TrailNorris DamTennessee\n\n\n	Trotter Bluff TrailDouglas DamTennessee\n\n\n	Whites Creek TrailWatts Bar LakeTennessee\n\n\n	Worthington Cemetery TrailMelton Hill LakeTennessee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(3) COMPLETE THE SCAVENGER HUNT\n\n\n\nLook for these plants\, animals\, and other groups of organisms\, snap photos of them with your mobile device and post your observations to the free iNaturalist app. \n\n\n\nThe scavenger hunt challenge: Make iNaturalist observations of organisms that you find along your TVA trail of choice. The challenge is to observe a variety of organisms: find representatives from at least 10 of these categories: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrintable version of this checklist with instructions: PDF \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(4) WE SEND YOU A THANK YOU GIFT!\n\n\n\n\nFill out this short form when you complete the scavenger hunt and we’ll send you a TVA BioBlitz-themed neck buff as a thank you gift! \n\n\n\n\nForm for thank you gift\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout iNaturalist\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is it?\n\n\n\niNaturalist is a really useful\, free tool for taking photos of lifeforms (animals\, plants\, fungi\, etc.)\, identifying them\, and making species observations. These observations help us learn about the world’s biodiversity. \n\n\n\nGetting started with iNaturalist\n\n\n\nDownload the free iNaturalist app to your Apple or Android smartphone. You can also visit iNaturalist.org from your web browser. Follow the prompts in the app to create a new iNaturalist account.Find a cool bug\, plant\, or other organism. Open the app and tap OBSERVE or the (+) sign to take a photo of your organism (or choose an existing photo from your camera roll).Tap WHAT DID YOU SEE? to identify your organism.Make sure your location and date are recorded.Tap SUBMIT or the check-mark icon to submit your observation to iNaturalist.Repeat! See how many different organisms you can observe around you!\n\n\n\nFor more tips and tricks for using iNaturalist\, check out their getting started page: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat have people spotted at Johnson Ridge Trail\, so far?\n\n\n\nPeople like you have observed more than 130 species of plants\, insects\, spiders\, fungi\, and other kinds of organisms at Johnson Ridge Trail so far\, but there’s plenty more to find! You can help us expand this list by adding your own observations in iNaturalist. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheck out the full Johnson Ridge Trail project page on iNaturalist to see more. \n\n\n\nWhat’s been found at another TVA trail? Visit this iNaturalist umbrella project to find out! \n\n\n\nFeatured species\n\n\n\n[coming soon!]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\nMap link to Johnson Ridge Trail parking areaiNaturalist project at Johnson Ridge TrailList of all our BioBlitzes with TVATVA RecreationVisit the Smokies? Contribute to our iNaturalist project thereLearn about our iScience schoolyard biodiversity program (grades 5-8)\n\n\n\nHave questions?\n\n\n\nAsk Will: will@dlia.org
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