2025 AVI KWA AME SPRING BIOBLITZ - DAY THREE
Walking Box Ranch Road
, united states
Event description
2025 AVI KWA AME NATIONAL MONUMENT SPRING BIOBLITZ // DAY THREE
We’re celebrating Avi Kwa Ame National Monument’s second anniversary with a three day Spring BioBlitz! Have fun and help us document the monument’s biodiversity as we embark on plant and animal surveys, go on hikes, take workshops, learn about the monument and more from Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27.
PLEASE NOTE:
- There are several events on each day, many with overlapping times. Please only RSVP for the events that you will be attending to make sure that the limited spaces remain available. There will be a few walk-in slots available for all events, so if the event you are interested in is booked up, know that you may be able to join in day-of.
- Each day of the bioblitz has its own event page. This is the event page for DAY THREE of the Bioblitz. Please refer to BIOBLITZ DAY ONE and BIOBLITZ DAY TWO to RSVP for those day's events.
- All events begin and end at Walking Box Ranch. If your activity takes place in another monument location, you will be meeting with your group and caravanning there from Walking Box Ranch.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
For more information about these events, and for details that will help you plan your trip, please refer to our information page HERE.
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION
| TIME | EVENT NAME | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION & MORE INFO |
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| 6AM-9AM | THRASHERQUEST! | Participants will help Great Basin Bird Observatory biologists and volunteers by revisiting some of the territories identified on 2024 surveys to document thrashers (and everything else we can find)! Binoculars are useful. (40 participants total in 5 groups) |
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| 8AM-10AM | INTRO TO BIRD OBSERVATION @ WALKING BOX RANCH | Join naturalists from Red Rock Audubon in observing and identifying local birds. Binoculars are useful. Kids can join with adult supervision. (15 participants) |
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| 9AM-10AM | REPTILE PRESENTATION | Herpetologist Steve Stocking will share his knowledge of local reptiles, and introduce you to his friendly snakes. Kids can join with adult supervision. (30 participants) |
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| 9AM-11:30AM | BIOBLITZ OBSERVATIONS MEET UP - NATIVE GRASSES | Join plant expert Laura Cunningham along the Castle Mountains grasslands trail for observations of native grasses. Kids can join with adult supervision. (12 participants per location) |
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| 9:30AM-11:30AM | INTRO TO NATIVE PLANTS | Join Hermi Hyatt on a walk around the Wee Thump area to learn about and identify native plants. Kids can join with adult supervision. (12 participants) |
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| 10AM-12PM | REPTILE VISUAL ENCOUNTERS | Join naturalists on foot to observe lizards and other reptiles active during the day at locations throughout the monument. Kids can join with adult supervision. Binoculars are useful. (10 participants per location) |
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| 10AM-12PM | JOSHUA TREE SEED CLEANING | Learn about the fascinating biology of the Joshua tree and its relationship to the Yucca moth while helping to extract seeds from their pods and prepare them for use in studies and reforesting efforts. Kids can join. |
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| 10:15AM-10:45AM | TOUR OF WALKING BOX RANCH HOUSE | Join our board president Ron Safran for a tour of this historic house, with some new surprises! Kids can join with adult supervision. (20 participants) |
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| 12PM-1PM | LUNCH & CLOSING | Bring your own picnic lunch as we close out the bioblitz weekend. |
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Click below to go to the event pages for each day:
You can also support the Spring Bioblitz by making a donation during checkout.
THE 2025 AVI KWA AME NATIONAL MONUMENT SPRING BIOBLITZ is hosted and supported by the following organizations:
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