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Penn Vet Semi-Annual BioBlitz

Info about the Spring 2025 BioBlitz

Celebrate our Earth with the return of spring, and discover the biodiversity around our campus by joining Penn Vet for the semiannual BioBlitz in person and on iNaturalist!  Join us on April 24th from 1:00pm-4:00pm for the in person event to learn what wildlife inhabits our campus and how to build a more sustainable urban ecosystem. 

Fun & Games
Networking
Tour

Penn Vet Semi-Annual BioBlitz

Celebrate our Earth with the return of spring, and discover the biodiversity around our campus by joining Penn Vet for the semiannual BioBlitz in person and on iNaturalist!  Join us on April 24th from 1:00pm-4:00pm for the in person event to learn what wildlife inhabits our campus and how to build a more sustainable urban ecosystem. 

Info about the Spring 2025 BioBlitz
When: Thu, Apr 24 2025, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Format:
In Person
Host:
Penn Vet, Penn Department of Biology and Wildlife Futures Program
Location:

Meet at the BioPond in Kaskey Park

433 S. University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Kaskey Park is nestled between buildings on the southwestern edge of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Goddard and Richards Laboratories are to the north, Leidy Laboratories, the Levin Building and Lynch Laboratories on the west and Anatomy Chemistry Building on the east. https://kaskeypark.bio.upenn.edu/visit/

 


 

Audience:
Alumni
Faculty
Staff
Students
Campus Initiative:
Civic Engagement
Natural Environment
Wellness

Celebrate our Earth with the return of spring, and discover the biodiversity around our campus by joining Penn Vet for the semiannual BioBlitz in person and on iNaturalist!  Join us on April 24th from 1:00pm-4:00pm for the in person event to learn what wildlife inhabits our campus and how to build a more sustainable urban ecosystem. 

• Connect with fellow stewards of the environment including faculty and staff from Penn Vet, Wildlife Futures Program and Penn’s Department of Biology!

• Discover the diversity of animals that frequent our campus!

• Learn ways to keep wildlife healthy!

• Help collect data on the diversity of wildlife in the area that will help support research and educational efforts to cultivate a sustainable campus ecosystem!

Throughout Earth Week 4/21-4/25 you can help us continue to collect data by uploading observations of wildlife found on Penn’s campus onto iNaturalist. This data is used in a variety of projects and research throughout campus, including capstones in the Masters of Environmental Science and various Penn Vet programs.