Nygren Wetland Bioblitz

Join staff and volunteers to take a walk around the preserve to find and document the spectacular wildlife (fauna, flora or fungus) of Nygren Wetland Preserve.

Use the iNaturalist app with your mobile device to take a photo of each species you would like to document. The more entries the better. This is also a challenge to get the most species documented by the most people in a community to win bragging rights!

Sandhill Cranes, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Pelicans, Beavers, Turtles, and many other creatures call this wetland home. The flora of this preserve include native prairie wildflowers and grasses, upland and bottomland forest species, as well as plants found in wetland habitats. Many types of birds, butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, bumble bees, and other insects can be found here. Your help documenting the species living and visiting Nygren Wetland Preserve will help inform NLI’s land stewardship staff and future management practices.

You can hike the trail on your own or join staff or a volunteer to lead you on a trail. Meet by the red barn at 3190 W. Rockton Rd. (Rockton, IL 61072) at 10 a.m. to start your hike and be back by 12:00 p.m./noon. Take your mobile device with a camera and be sure to download the iNaturalist app on it (and create your account) before you start. Please bring a mask to wear when social distancing isn’t possible. Because of continued COVID-19 gathering restrictions registrations will be limited to 30 people.

Registration is required for this free event.

https://www.naturalland.org/event/nygren-wetland-bioblitz/