Dear Birders:

Biologists and naturalists from across the Northeast (and beyond) are 
invited to Montpelier, Vermont, on July 11 for a unique inventory of 
every living organism we can can find. Birds and butterflies, ferns and 
fungi, lichens and liverworts, zooplankton and zygoptera, everything is 
fair game. The catch is that this survey lasts only 24 hours. It’s 
called a BioBlitz. And this one will make history: the first-ever 
BioBlitz of an entire state capital.

Montpelier is like no other capital. It offers wetlands, ponds, parks, 
forests, fields, and three rivers. Its natural communities are well 
mapped. BioBlitzers like you will eat well for free, get discounts on 
lodging and camping, and meet colleagues and other biologists from 
across the region. We’re also planning a lecture series and other 
educational events across the city.

North Branch Nature Center is organizing this BioBlitz, which runs July 
11-12, 2008, and concludes with a huge barbecue supper. Please save the 
date and distribute this email. You can register now and learn more at: 
www.northbranchnaturecenter.org/bioblitz

-- 
Kent McFarland
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 • Norwich, VT 05055
802.649.1431
http://www.vtecostudies.org/

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