Past Berkshire BioBlitzs

berkshire bioblitz 2015

Berkshire BioBlitz 2015 at Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Pittsfield, was a blast! More folks than planned showed up to collect. The final count: 637 species

Bryophytes Canoe Meadow Bioblitz 2015
Complete Bird List Berkshire BioBlitz 2015
Non­Lichen Fungi Canoe Meadows BioBlitz 2015
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moths canoe meadows datalist
Insects 2015
Complete Mammals Berkshire BioBlitz 2015
Complete Canoe Meadows vasc plant list BioBlitz 2015
fish Canoe Meadow Bioblitz 2015

bioblitz 2015 BeckyCanoe Meadows is part of a wildlife corridor from October Mountain and abundant in flora and fauna.

Among the collectors were: Charley Eiseman lead author of Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates
Tom Murray author of Insects of New England & New York
Thom Tying author of Snakes of Western Massachusetts
Pam Weatherbee local legendary botanist

2015 Berkshire BioBlitz was sponsored by Mass Audubon’s Berkshire Sanctuaries. The goal, as with every BioBlitz (sometimes called “Biodiversity Day” in some towns), was to see how many species we can find in a given area in the 24 hour period of the BioBlitz.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Sincerely yours,

Lisa Provencher, Dr. Augie’s
Jane Winn, Berkshire Environmental Action Team
Scott LaGreca, Curator Cornell University
Becky Cushing, Mass Audubon’s Berkshire Sanctuaries

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John Wheeler and Oyster Mushroom

John Wheeler and Oyster Mushroom

2014 Berkshire BioBlitz
(a.k.a. Biodiversity Days) took place June 13 & 14, 2014. Our goal was to do a 24-hour bio assessment of the Three Mile Hill Trail/Fountain Pond State Park. We identified birds, reptiles, mammals, plants, fish, insects… everything alive we could find!  Thanks to coordinator Collin Adkins. Collin is a AmeriCorps Member – MassLIFT, Service Learning Coordinator, AMC-Berkshires, South Egremont, Greenagers, Great Barrington, MA. He did a great job.

BioBlitz2014Report

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Jason bioblitz 2013Berkshire Bioblitz 2013 was a mini bioblitz.

It took place Friday June 1, 2013 at Mt. Greylock in Lanesboro.

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berkshire bioblitz banner 2012 BioBlitz 2012Berkshire Bioblitz 2012 was held at Burbank Park at Onota Lake in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The Berkshire Bioblitz is organized by Dr. Augies, Berkshire Community College the Berkshire Museum,  and the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT). It was sponsored in part by Greylock Federal Credit Union and catered by Berkshire UNICO.

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looking at beesBerkshire Bioblitz 2011 was the second annual Berkshire BioBlitz (a.k.a. Biodiversity Days) and it took place June 10 and 11, 2011, on Mount Greylock in Lanesborough, Massachusetts.

The Berkshire Bioblitz is organized by the Berkshire Museum and is co-sponsored by the Berkshire MCLA STEM Pipeline, the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and Dr. Augie’s.

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bioblitz 2010The first annual Berkshire BioBlitz 2010 was held at the Pittsfield State Forest. The Berkshire Bioblitz is organized by the Berkshire Museum and is co-sponsored by the Berkshire MCLA STEM Pipeline, the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Berkshire BioBlitz 2010 Report