Faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from Biology and the Florida Museum of Natural History teamed up Saturday morning (24 September 2016) for a BioBlitz of Bartram-Carr Woods. Organized by Dr. Jack Putz, 30 participants spread out across the conservation area identifying whatever they found. The plants were a central focus, separating invasive from native species and doing some clearing of invasives. Sixteen new species (including 9 native species) were added to the list of 155 plant species that can be found in the Bartram Woods (80 of which are native). The animal list included 18 species of birds, 11 species of fish (+ aquatic insects and crayfish), lizards, tadpoles, numerous insects, millipedes, snails, nematodes and a giant terrestrial flatworm! It’s amazing what you can find when you really look!
