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Observation dates are 1 March – 15 May, 2019.
Goal: See as many species as possible wherever you are in the world, and also add them to our Personal Bioblitz project on iNaturalist to see what we can discover together.
Who Can Participate?
You can be part of the Spring 2019 Personal Bioblitz if you fit one or more of these categories:
- Faculty or staff at Rutgers University, NJ, USA
- Graduate student at Rutgers
- Undergraduate student at Rutgers
- Alumni from Rutgers
- Family member of Rutgers employee or student
- Friend of Rutgers employee or student (this includes anybody not at Rutgers that has a friend or friend of a friend at Rutgers)
- Other (this includes 4-H, Continuing Education students, volunteers at Rutgers, students that join as part of a teacher project, etc.)
- Note – ‘Friend’ can include anybody that is invited by someone already in the Bioblitz, this year or previous years. Invites might be sent out via e-mail, Facebook, or any other way by existing Bioblitzers.
How to Join?
Fill out the sign-up form. Note, you need to get an iNaturalist account first, then fill in the form, so that you can list the iNaturalist account name on the form and we can add you to the project.
- Create a free iNaturalist account.
- On iNaturalist, search for Personal Bioblitz 2019 under Projects, and when you find it, join the project by click on Join.
General Rules
Challenges
Which Species and Observations Count?
YES, Count It!
NO, Doesn’t Count!
* Unassisted species are those that live without assistance from humans. Pets, houseplants, and planted crops are considered assisted if they rely on humans to survive. Feral cats and abandoned crop fields are unassisted since they no longer rely on humans.

Getting Started on iNaturalist
How Do I Use iNaturalist for This Project?
How Do I Get Help with Identification?
Who Runs This Project? Who Do I Contact?
The project is led by Dr. Lena Struwe and a Leadership Team consisting of Liti Haramaty, Eva Hedstrom, Natalie Howe, Nicolas Pollock, Sarah Rall, and additional volunteers. For questions, contact Lena Struwe, Natalie Howe, or Nicholas Pollock
This project is run by Chrysler Herbarium at School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University in collaboration with iNaturalist (California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society).


For questions or comments about this site, contact lena.struwe@rutgers.edu.