Diario del proyecto Virtual Land Art BioBlitz 2020

Dear BioBlitzers,

It is with much delight that we report our final species count for the Virtual Land Art BioBlitz 2020.

Observations: 1,668
Species: 796
Identifiers: 266
Observers: 38 (from across the country!)

Plants were the most common find with 289 observations, with insects following closely behind at 242 observations.

A big thank you to each of you who took the time to sign up for our project and contribute your sightings. We are especially grateful to schachowfamjam for submitting over 250 observations!! Users
scotiaspinner, jpage_cwf, rena3, and gcart043 each had between 100-150 observations and we are ever so thankful to them as well.

Our time together is not over yet! We encourage you to keep identifying the species that were found during the event. You can do so by clicking here: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/identify?project_id=75302&place_id=any

If you missed any of our live stream sessions, we will soon have those posted on our website and YouTube channel (Wintergreen Studios) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6E5DsCLWQ5IsmdToqBt16g

Additional resources from the Virtual Land Art BioBlitz, such as downloadable Land Art Activities, continue to be available on our website here: www.wintergreenstudios.com/events/labb-2020

Thank you again for participation and happy exploring!

Warmly,
Jess Pelow
Project Coordinator
Wintergreen Studios
www.wintergreenstudios.com/events/labb-2020

Hello friends!

Today is the final day to submit your nature sightings for the Virtual Land Art BioBlitz 2020 project. We've surpassed 700 species and are ever so close to reaching 1,500 observations! You are more than welcome to submit observations without a photo and you can even submit audio recordings using the browser version of iNaturalist.ca.

Happy exploring,
Jess Pelow
Project Coordinator
Wintergreen Studios
info@wintergreenstudios.com
www.wintergreenstudios.com

Hello wonderful observers and identifiers,

The Virtual Land Art BioBlitz 2020 project will close on Friday, June 12th. Keep those observations coming in! Can we surpass 600 species? Will we reach over 1500 observations?! There is still plenty of time to get outside and meet the beautiful beings near your home.

Warmly,
Jess Pelow
Project Coordinator
Wintergreen Studios
info@wintergreenstudios.com
www.wintergreenstudios.com

Hello explorers! We have gone from 80 observations to 500 observations overnight. WOW. Keep those observations coming in! Remember that you can also submit photos of tracks and scat, as well as sounds on iNaturalist.

Join us tomorrow for our final day of live stream sessions, running from 9:45 AM - 4:30 PM (EST) tomorrow.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH

9:45 AM | Welcome (10 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Executive Director, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86557006899 | MEETING ID: 865 5700 6899

10 AM | The Canada-Wide Buzz about BEE CITY CANADA (45 minutes)
Shelly Candel, Bee City Canada
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83605613424 | MEETING ID: 836 0561 3424

11 AM | Confessions of a Nature Photographer (45 minutes)
Bryan Scholes, Photographer
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88416082782 | MEETING ID: 884 1608 2782

1 PM | Healing the Earth — Healing Ourselves (45 minutes)
Kevin Fell, HOZA!
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81648515913 | MEETING ID: 816 4851 5913

2 PM | The Frontenac Arch (45 minutes)
Megan Quinn, Nature Conservancy of Canada
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83138244714 | MEETING ID: 831 3824 4714

3 PM | The House the Spirit Builds (45 minutes)
Lorna Crozier, Poet | Peter Coffman and Diane Laundy, Photographers
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85200788373 | MEETING ID: 852 0078 8373

4 PM | Closing Ceremony (15 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Monica Capovilla, and Jess Pelow, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83025166046 | MEETING ID: 830 2516 6046

More details about each session can be found here: https://www.wintergreenstudios.com/events/labb-2020

While tomorrow is the final day of live streams, you can continue to submit observations to our project until Friday, June 12th.

With warmth,
Jess Pelow
Project Coordinator
Wintergreen Studios
info@wintergreenstudios.com

Hello friends!

It brings us so much joy to see over 80 observations and 70 species after only one day of the Virtual Land Art BioBlitz! We still have a week to go and cannot wait to see what other beings you meet in your community.

While taking a break from submitting observations, join us for a Live Stream session tomorrow between 9:45 AM - 4 PM (EST). The schedule is as follows:

SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH

9:45 AM | Welcome (10 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Executive Director, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83355485421 | MEETING ID: 833 5548 5421

10 AM | A Taste of Virtual Forest Therapy (50 minutes)
Stand Luxford Oddie
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81630330407 | MEETING ID: 816 3033 0407

11 AM | Wildlife Rehabilitation in Spring (45 minutes)
Leah Birmingham, Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271152429 | MEETING ID: 842 7115 2429

12 PM | Mukbang with Rena Upitis (30 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Executive Director, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82210740890 | MEETING ID: 822 1074 0890

1 PM | Outdoor Survival Skills 101 (45 minutes)
Walt Sepic, Firefly Adventures
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81051186512 | MEETING ID: 810 5118 6512

2 PM | Found Sound: Making Music Using Natural Materials (45 minutes)
Jesse Stewart, Musician/Artist/Educator
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85094016781 | MEETING ID: 850 9401 6781

3 PM | What’s Buzzing at Wintergreen Studios!? (45 minutes)
Alex Pedersen, Limestone Beekeepers’ Guild
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82497327245 | MEETING ID: 824 9732 7245

Happy exploring!

Warmly,
Jess Pelow
Project Coordinator
Wintergreen Studios
info@wintergreenstudios.com
www.wintergreenstudios.com/events/labb-2020

The Land Art BioBlitz starts at 9:45 AM tomorrow. Only one day to go until your submissions start appearing on our project page!

If you would like to help identify species that other participants have added to our project, you can do so by clicking on the following link: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/identify?project_id=75302&place_id=any

Thank you again for joining our project! We are excited to see your submissions over the next week.

Warmly,
Jess Pelow
Project Coordinator
Wintergreen Studios
www.wintergreenstudios.com/events/labb-2020

From Friday, June 5th to Sunday, June 7th, we will have over 15 speakers live streaming on Zoom. Topics range from Reptiles and Amphibians of Ontario to Forest Therapy. The schedule and zoom links are below:

FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH

9:45 AM | Welcome and Opening Ceremony (10 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Executive Director, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86951648624 | MEETING ID: 869 5164 8624

10 AM | Reptiles & Amphibians of Ontario (45 minutes)
Kenny Ruelland, Reptile and Amphibian Advocacy
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86292642821 | MEETING ID: 862 9264 2821

11 AM | Getting Started on iNaturalist (45 minutes)
Geoff Carter, iNaturalist enthusiast
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83521346011 | MEETING ID: 835 2134 6011

1 PM | Backyard Foraging with Wild Foragers Society (45 minutes)
Lee Earl, Wild Foragers Society
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89204467635 | MEETING ID: 892 0446 7635

2 PM | The (Humming)birds and the Bees: A Teenager’s Step By Step Guide to
Changing the World (45 minutes)
Jason Liao
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84235340055 | MEETING ID: 842 3534 0055

3 PM | Lessons in a Backpack (45 minutes)
Kelly McGann, Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87304679713 | MEETING ID: 873 0467 9713

SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH

9:45 AM | Welcome (10 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Executive Director, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83355485421 | MEETING ID: 833 5548 5421

10 AM | A Taste of Virtual Forest Therapy (50 minutes)
Stand Luxford Oddie
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81630330407 | MEETING ID: 816 3033 0407

11 AM | Wildlife Rehabilitation in Spring (45 minutes)
Leah Birmingham, Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271152429 | MEETING ID: 842 7115 2429

12 PM | Mukbang with Rena Upitis (30 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Executive Director, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82210740890 | MEETING ID: 822 1074 0890

1 PM | Outdoor Survival Skills 101 (45 minutes)
Walt Sepic, Firefly Adventures
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81051186512 | MEETING ID: 810 5118 6512

2 PM | Found Sound: Making Music Using Natural Materials (45 minutes)
Jesse Stewart, Musician/Artist/Educator
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85094016781 | MEETING ID: 850 9401 6781

3 PM | What’s Buzzing at Wintergreen Studios!? (45 minutes)
Alex Pedersen, Limestone Beekeepers’ Guild
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82497327245 | MEETING ID: 824 9732 7245

SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH

9:45 AM | Welcome (10 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Executive Director, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86557006899 | MEETING ID: 865 5700 6899

10 AM | The Canada-Wide Buzz about BEE CITY CANADA (45 minutes)
Shelly Candel, Bee City Canada
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83605613424 | MEETING ID: 836 0561 3424

11 AM | Confessions of a Nature Photographer (45 minutes)
Bryan Scholes, Photographer
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88416082782 | MEETING ID: 884 1608 2782

1 PM | Healing the Earth — Healing Ourselves (45 minutes)
Kevin Fell, HOZA!
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81648515913 | MEETING ID: 816 4851 5913

2 PM | The Frontenac Arch (45 minutes)
Megan Quinn, Nature Conservancy of Canada
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83138244714 | MEETING ID: 831 3824 4714

3 PM | The House the Spirit Builds (45 minutes)
Lorna Crozier, Poet | Peter Coffman and Diane Laundy, Photographers
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85200788373 | MEETING ID: 852 0078 8373

4 PM | Closing Ceremony (15 minutes)
Rena Upitis, Monica Capovilla, and Jess Pelow, Wintergreen Studios
ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83025166046 | MEETING ID: 830 2516 6046

More details about each session can be found here: https://www.wintergreenstudios.com/events/labb-2020

We look forward to seeing you on Zoom soon!

With excitement,
Jess Pelow, Monica Capovilla, and Rena Upitis
Wintergreen Studios Operations Management Team
info@wintergreenstudios.com