Rebecca Boger and John Marra of Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY), along with the National Park Service (NPS) and Jamaica Bay Institute (JBI), are conducting a Bioblitz of Gateway National Recreation Area’s Jamaica Bay Unit from 3 p.m. Friday, June 11, through 3 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 2010. This Bioblitz is part contest (racing against the 24-hour clock), part educational event, and part scientific endeavor. Experts, amateur naturalists, and volunteers will work 4-hour shifts to observe as many plants and animals as possible in order to create a biodiversity snapshot of one of the most urban national parks in the country. Having supported previous Bioblitz’ in 2007 and 2009, the Jamaica Bay Research and Management Information Network (JBRMIN), hosted by the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)'s Northeast Information Node (NIN) at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), is the official Web site of the 2010 BioBlitz and is handling online registration as well as dissemination of forms, information packets, schedules, data sheets, programs, and press releases to participants and the public. If you wish to participate in this intense scientific survey or related public programs, just visit the 2010 BioBlitz page at jamaicabay.ciesin.columbia.edu/bioblitz. You can also follow the Bioblitz on Twitter at twitter.com/GatewayNPS.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Jamaica Bay BioBlitz 2010!
Rebecca Boger and John Marra of Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY), along with the National Park Service (NPS) and Jamaica Bay Institute (JBI), are conducting a Bioblitz of Gateway National Recreation Area’s Jamaica Bay Unit from 3 p.m. Friday, June 11, through 3 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 2010. This Bioblitz is part contest (racing against the 24-hour clock), part educational event, and part scientific endeavor. Experts, amateur naturalists, and volunteers will work 4-hour shifts to observe as many plants and animals as possible in order to create a biodiversity snapshot of one of the most urban national parks in the country. Having supported previous Bioblitz’ in 2007 and 2009, the Jamaica Bay Research and Management Information Network (JBRMIN), hosted by the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)'s Northeast Information Node (NIN) at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), is the official Web site of the 2010 BioBlitz and is handling online registration as well as dissemination of forms, information packets, schedules, data sheets, programs, and press releases to participants and the public. If you wish to participate in this intense scientific survey or related public programs, just visit the 2010 BioBlitz page at jamaicabay.ciesin.columbia.edu/bioblitz. You can also follow the Bioblitz on Twitter at twitter.com/GatewayNPS.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
NBII Represented at National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) Eastern Regional Workshop
Northeast Information Node (NIN) manager Marcia McNiff and Biological Information Specialist Bernadette LeMasters represented the NBII at the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) Eastern Regional Workshop held at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center May 6-7. During the breakout sessions, they participated in the Northeast and Southeast discussions respectively, and had the opportunity to meet with colleagues from a number of organizations located across the Eastern part of the country. Regional Workshops for the Central and Western regions were held in June.Summaries from the three regional workshops are available on the Center’s Web site:
NCCWSC Eastern Workshop Summary (PDF, 28 KB)
NCCWSC Western Workshop Summary (PDF, 28 KB)
NCCWSC Centeral Workshop Summary (PDF, 28 KB)
(photo by John Mossesso)
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