For the iNaturalist Bioblitz, I decided to head down to the Intervale and explore the trails by the river.
I had a great time walking along the trails and enjoying some sunshine. Everything was so green!! It finally feels like spring in Burlington and I am so excited about it.
Using iNaturalist was super fun for me. I had a really good time identifying different plant species, and it was a very easy app to use. While I was on my walk, I identified around seven different plant species. The one I was most excited about were fiddleheads because of how scarce they have become in the area. Last time we visited the Intervale as a lab, we were told how fiddleheads have reduced in numbers recently because of over harvesting, so it was nice to find so many!
Along with fiddleheads, I found a lot of dandelions (yay spring!), some trout lily and lots of nettles. I got a little lost in how nice it was outside that I kept forgetting to record species, but was glad I got a good amount in at the start of my walk.
Overall, I had a great experience trying to find species and identifying them, and loved the excuse it gave me to spend a day in the sun 🙂