BioBlitz Events

BioBlitz Events

Timberlake Biological Field Station has been host to several BioBlitz events host by Dr. Russell Pfau from Tarleton’s Department of Biological Sciences. Individuals from across the region gather for a weekend with the sole purpose of documenting as many different plants, animals, fungi – basically all living things - as they can. These observations are then uploaded to iNaturalist for verification and as a permanent record of the amazing biodiversity across the 790 acre ranch. To date over 2,000 different species have been recorded – and to be honest Dr. Pfau and his group of observers have just scratched the surface. So far Timberlake is known to be the home to 24 species of mammals, 72 species of birds, 6 species of amphibians, 15 species of reptiles, 9 species of fish, 15 species of mollusks, 397 species of plants, ~120 species of algae, 60 species of fungi, 97 species of arachnids, and at least 1,400 species of insects. Through the hard work of these individuals we are basically creating a catalog of species diversity across the variety of habitats on this truly diverse property.

Screen shot from iNaturalist web site showing locations of the 17,000+ observations of over 2,000 species of plants and animals identified at Timberlake Biological Field Station.

If you are not familiar with iNaturalist, go to their web site and check it out – citizen science taken to a whole new level with photographic documentation of most entries.