Baker University Wetlands
BioBlitz
Baker builds biologists: Baker’s STEM faculty members are thrilled to host the area’s best and brightest students at our annual BioBlitz!
Learn hands-on in 927 acres of natural and diverse habitat!
About
Fourth Annual Bioblitz April 27 | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Baker University Wetlands
Collect as many organisms as you can in a unique learning environment, perfect for increased exploration and education about biological and ecological processes.
Study the organisms in the lab at the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center.
Schedule of Activities
- 8 – 8:30 a.m. Meet and greet, light breakfast in Discovery Center
- 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Introductions and dividing into teams:
Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Mammals and Stream Invertebrates
Fish
Insects
Terrestrial Microanimals
Aquatic Microanimals
Vegetation - 8:45 a.m. – Noon Blitz the Wetlands!
- Noon – 12:30 p.m. Lunch in the Discovery Center
- 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Teams sort collections and organize data and prepare a short slide show of day’s activities
- 2 – 2:45 p.m. Team presentations of data and slide show-and-tell
- 2:45 – 3 p.m. Break
- 3 – 3:30 p.m. Team presentations of data and slide show-and-tell
- 3:30 – 4 p.m. Closing remarks
One of the most diverse habitats in Kansas, the Wetlands spans 927 acres and is home to 278 species of birds, 98 other vertebrate species and 487 plant species.
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