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| April 23, 2016 |
Time:
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Location: Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest, Moores Mill Road, Auburn, AL (Just past Publix complex on the left.)
What is a BioBlitz? A BioBlitz is a hands-on, citizen science event to promote interest in local biodiversity. People will have the opportunity to work in the forest alongside scientists from Auburn University and the local area while discovering the diversity
of insects, fish, fungi, plants, mammals, herpetofauna, birds, and bats. Where? Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest, Moore's Mill Road, Auburn, Alabama. When? This come-and-go event is open to the public from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Stay for a couple of hours or stay for the day. It is up to you. Who can attend? Anyone who loves nature and learning about the natural world! All are invited to attend, including students, teachers, and families. Does it cost anything to participate? The cost
is $5 per person for all participants 10 years old and up. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Click here to download an event flyer for sharing.
I still have questions. Who can I contact? For more information, contact BioBlitz coordinator Becky Barlow, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Forestry Specialist. Phone: 334-844-1019 Email: rjb0003@aces.edu To register online:
http://www.aces.edu/go/639 Directions to the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest from downtown Auburn. * Travel south on College St. to E. Samford Avenue. Turn left on E. Samford Avenue. * Travel 0.4 miles to Moore's
Mill Road and turn right. * Travel 3.5 miles on Moore's Mill Road. The entrance to the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest will be on your left. * Go through the gate and follow the signs to parking.
About the Mary Olive Thomas Demonstration Forest:
Located along Moore’s Mill Road just east of Auburn, Alabama, the Mary Olive Thomas (MOT) Demonstration Forest is a 400 acre forest that is used to show landowners forest and wildlife management practices that could be used to enhance the value of their
land. Thanks to the generosity of Mary Olive Thomas, this forest has been used by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, and the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (SFWS) since 1977 and was designated as an Alabama Treasure Forest
in 1979. In keeping with Ms. Thomas’ wishes, this demonstration forest continues to be managed with the private landowner in mind, demonstrating many different land management techniques.
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