Reynolds Faculty Assists National Common Service Amongst Local Bioblitz

On Oct 1, Richmond National Battlefield Parks hosted its outset e'er bioblitz, a nationwide lawsuit inward which volunteers larn citizen scientists in addition to deal catalogue every bit much of their local biodiversity every bit they can. 

 

Reynold’s adjunct biological scientific discipline faculty fellow member Travis Anthony (center)

Volunteers besides include numerous professors in addition to students from University of Richmond in addition to Virginia Commonwealth University. Professors incorporated this sense into their curricula to laissez passer on students a amend appreciation of how much at that topographic point is living inward one’s local environs in addition to laissez passer on students a gustatory modality of conducting existent scientific research. Richard Groover from Reynolds besides led a squad for this research.

Using the smartphone app iNaturalist, amongst which anyone tin document in addition to brand accessible local wild animals observations, volunteers were able to document 226 unique species living at our Totopotomoy Creek site, on  October 1^st.

Assistant dean in addition to biological scientific discipline professor Richard Groover has been surveying for the final vi months all possible insect species establish at Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield. At the National Park Service’s request, he volition proceed to survey insect species at 3 to a greater extent than battlefield over the coming years.

The to a higher house article was provided yesteryear Richard Groover, Reynolds Assistant Dean of Mathematics, Science, & Engineering