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The Biodiversity and Natural Areas Committee of the Indiana Academy of Science organizes a 24 hr biodiversity survey, or bioblitz, each summer. In 2019 the Academy of Science held a bioblitz at the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Ministry Center, in Marshall County (north-central Indiana) on June 29 and June 30. This survey brought together 14 taxonomic teams and an aqueous geochemistry team. The survey resulted in 983 species being recorded across the various taxa. Keywords: bioblitz, Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, state records, INTRODUCTION The Indiana Academy of Science (IAS) conducted its 2019 biodiversity survey at the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Ministry Center, Marshall County, Indiana. This survey brought together 36 scientists [...]

The Indiana Academy of Science and Indy Parks and Recreation hosted a biodiversity survey ('bioblitz') at Eagle Creek Park, Marion County, during June 2-3, 2018. Sixty-seven scientists and naturalists attended the event to survey 16 different taxa plus water quality and geochemistry. Teams focused on enumerating the number of species seen within the aquatic macroinvertebrates, bees, beetles, birds, bryophytes, carrion flies, fish, fungi, hemipterans, herpetofauna, lepidoptera, singing insects, snail-killing flies, spiders, and vascular plants. The hydrology of the park was also described. In total the survey found 862 taxa. The influence of water quality upon the aquatic macroinvertebrates was examined with redundancy analysis performed upon streams in the park. This analysis did not find a significant link between the water conditions and the aquatic macroinvertebrate community, but this may be the result of low statistical power. Complete lists of the taxa found are available at the Indiana Academy of Science website (https://www. indianaacademyofscience.org/, Resource Center | Bioblitz Events and Data | Eagle Creek Bioblitz). Keywords: Bioblitz, biodiversity survey, Eagle Creek Park, Indiana, state records, INTRODUCTION The Indiana Academy of Science held a biodiversity survey ('bioblitz') within Marion County, Indiana at Eagle Creek Park during June 2-3,2018. This was the second such bioblitz that the [...]

Eagle Marsh, a 289.8 ha (716-acre) wetland nature preserve located on the southwest border of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is one of the largest wetland restorations ever undertaken in Indiana. The Little River Wetlands Project (LRWP) began acquisition, planning, and restoration in 2005 to 2007. The first biodiversity survey (also known as a bioblitz) of Eagle Marsh was conducted on 31 May and 1 June 2014. Over 125 scientists, naturalists, students, and other volunteers on thirteen different taxonomic teams observed and reported 728 taxa during the event. The thirteen taxonomic teams included aquatic macroinvertebrates, beetles, birds, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies, fish, freshwater mussels, herpetofauna, small mammals, mushrooms/fungi, singing insects, snail-killing flies, and vascular plants. This manuscript presents both a brief history of Eagle Marsh and a summary overview of the results gathered by the thirteen taxonomic teams. Keywords: Bioblitz, biodiversity survey, Eagle Marsh, state-endangered, county records, INTRODUCTION Eagle Marsh, a 716-acre wetland nature preserve, is located on the southwest border of Fort Wayne, Indiana (Fig. 1). The wetland preserve has over 11 miles of trails allowing [...]

INTRODUCTION Conner Prairie is an interactive history park or a 'living museum.' Located 6 km north of Indianapolis in Fishers, Indiana, the 850 acres that presently comprise Conner Prairie have [...]

The term 'BioBlitz' was coined by Susan Rudy, a U.S. National Park Service naturalist, while helping to organize the first BioBlitz held at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington D.C. from May [...]