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Wild Waterloo: BioBlitz

July 20 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

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Date:
July 20
Time:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Event Website / RSVP:
https://waterloogreenway.org/events/wild-waterloo-bioblitz/

Who's Hosting This Event?

Waterloo Greenway
Who We Are:

Waterloo Greenway is a 1.5-mile park system with the power to bring the entire Austin community together. Once complete, the 35 acres of connected green space – meandering from 15th St. along downtown’s eastern edge to Lady Bird Lake – will be home to a wild array of natural and cultural destinations.

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Join Waterloo Greenway and Families in Nature for hands-on workshops and outdoor nature play activities including a “BioBlitz,” where citizen scientists of all ages will use iNaturalist to identify plants and wildlife within Waterloo Park. Participants might spot a blue heron fishing for lunch, a turtle perched on a log or a nutria out for a swim.

Guided Hill Country Garden Tours

  • 10:00 AM – BioBlitz led by Families in Nature
  • 10:30 AM – BioBlitz led by Adriane Horne, Waterloo Greenway
  • 11:00 AM – BioBlitz led by Austin Youth Riverwatch
  • 11:30 AM – BioBlitz led by Travis Audubon
  • 12:00 PM – BioBlitz led by Capital Area Master Naturalist and Matthew Gaston of Zilker Botanical Garden

Urban ecosystems are remarkable natural laboratories for studying ecology and speciation. Understanding the function of urban ecosystems can help build more sustainable cities as well as provide areas of beauty and relaxation for urban dwellers.

Venue

Waterloo Park
500 E 12th St
Austin, TX 78701 United States + Google Map
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