Celebrate Native Plant Appreciation Month with Benton Conservation District, Columbia Basin Native Plant Society Friends of Badger Mountain, and Benton County Parks at Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve!

A BioBlitz is a short-term community science event where participants work together to identify as many species of plants, animals, and other organisms as possible in a specific area.

Purpose: Celebrate Native Plant Appreciation Month with Benton Conservation District, Columbia Basin Native Plant Society Friends of Badger Mountain, and Benton County Parks at Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve!

After you sign up and register (REGISTER HERE), join the project on iNaturalist. You can follow along for updates and journal posts to get excited about the event (iNaturalist Event).

If you are interested in contributing beyond this event, you can join the Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve Project on iNaturalist and upload at any point without a time-limit. Whenever you recreate here, share what you find by uploading them to iNaturalist. 

Never participated in a BioBlitz before? Or used iNaturalist? No worries! There will be an online iNaturalist workshop hosted by the Native Plant Appreciation Month committee! We will then have experts at our event to help you and guide you. We welcome everyone from all backgrounds, experience, or enthusiasm to join us to celebrate and engage in community science.

Sign up HERE for the BioBlitz

*Select 'Bioblitz' under Volunteer Activities

Sign up HERE for the iNaturalist workshop: April 1, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Event Details

When: Sunday, April 13th from 1 PM - 3 PM

Where: Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve, Westgate Trailhead (on Dallas Road)

Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eGXU6kicDP3bngFC7

What to bring: phone with camera and iNaturalist downloaded (or a regular camera to upload later), water, appropriate layers of clothing, hat, sunscreen, walking sticks, guidebooks, and a snack/lunch