Event Details
BioBlitz at the Water Center
Saturday, June 7, 2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661, USA
Join us for the second annual BioBlitz at the Water Resources Education Center! Help document the plants, insects, lichen, birds, and other wildlife that are present around our wetlands and forest edges.
The BioBlitz helps us monitor species year after year to understand who is here, seasonal movement patterns and flowering phenology. With the help of community scientists and nature enthusiasts like you, we will document as many species as we can.
Registration is required. Sign up today to reserve your spot!
During the BioBlitz, volunteers will sign up for a walk (descriptions below) that will be led by a local expert who will share identification tips with the group. We will use the free iNaturalist app to help us document all the species we find. No experience with the app is necessary to participate.
The Bioblitz is a family-friendly event. Guided walks are appropriate for ages 6 and older. Walks will be approximately 75 minutes long. Walks may be on paved pathways, sandy beaches, or grassy areas. Detailed logistics for your specific walk will be emailed upon registration.
Partners from Vancouver Bee Project, Columbia Springs, and City of Vancouver’s NatureSpaces will be on hand with education tables for participants, so come early to enjoy learning from our partners.
Walk Themes:
Plants, Moss and Lichen: Join City of Vancouver’s NatureSpaces staff to explore the riparian edges in search of all our stationary friends: the plants, mosses and lichen.
Invertebrates: Join a naturalist and environmental science professor from Clark College and take a deep dive into the fascinating world of insects.
Bee Walk: Join the Vancouver Bee Project team to look for all things bees in our gardens and along the trails.
Birds and Animals: Join a Water Center educator in search of birds by sight and sound. Then head down to the wetlands and beaches and track the animals living around the water.
Accessibility: Substrate and terrain are variable for each walk. In general, the insect and bee walks will be on grassy fields, and gravel pathways, along the edges of plants. The plant walk will be on mostly paved surfaces and will be 1.5 miles. The bird and animal walk will be on paved pathways, non-paved wetland trails, and sandy beaches. Detailed logistics for your walk will be sent to you upon registration.
If the event becomes full, please contact the Water Center at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111 to add your name to the waitlist.