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Jamie Ladonski - Public Education
 
BioBlitz!
 
My background and experience are a mixture of aquatic ecology, ichthyology (the study of fishes), and natural history collections. Recently, I have become interested in the "BioBlitz" concept. A BioBlitz combines environmental education programs and a biological survey into a single event. The objective is for scientists to count all the species of plants and animals they can find in a given area in a fixed amount of time (often 24 hours).  A BioBlitz gives the public a unique opportunity to learn more about local biodiversity.
 
 
Photo: St. Patrick's County Park, South Bend, IN
Credit: Tom Arendt
 
 
 
Learn more about the "hows" and "whys" of BioBlitzes from sites like these:
 
  • University of Connecticut's BioBlitz page

 

 


 
 
I have been involved with BioBlitzes at several locations over the last few years, including:
 
2009, Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum and Perry Nature Area (Sioux Falls, SD)
2009, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Lake/Porter/LaPorte Counties, IN)
2008, Oak Lake Field Station (White, SD)

2006, St. Joseph County Parks (South Bend, IN)

2004, Camp Lawrence (Valparaiso, IN)

2002, Calumet (Cook County, IL; Lake County, IN)

2002, Owasippe Scout Reservation (Muskegon, MI)
 
 
 
an ever-growing list of midwestern BioBlitzes (please contact me with any additions or edits):
 
Illinois (10)

2008, Middlefork Savanna, Lake County

2007, Anna Page Park, Rockford

2006, Univ of Illinois at Springfield - Emiquon Field Station, Lewistown

2005, Busey Woods, Urbana

2002, Calumet, Cook County

2001, Allerton Park, Monticello

 

Indiana (17)

2010, Brown County State Park, Nashville
2009, Wildwood Nature Preserve, ACRES Land Trust, Kosciusko County
2009, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Lake/Porter/LaPorte Counties

2009, Limberlost State Historic Site, Geneva

2009, Brown County State Park, Nashville

2008, St. Joseph County Parks, South Bend

2007, Hanover College, Hanover
2006, St. Joseph County Parks, South Bend

2006, Purdue Extension/Floyd County SWCD, Floyd Knobs

2006, Purdue Extension/Floyd County SWCD, Charlestown

2006, Purdue Extension/Floyd County SWCD, New Albany

2006, Kokiwanee, ACRES Land Trust, Wabash County

2005, Vigo County

2004, Camp Lawrence, Valparaiso

2002, Calumet, Lake County

 

Iowa (6)

2009, Whiterock Conservancy, Coon Rapids
2009, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Allamakee County

2008, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Allamakee County

2008, Whiterock Conservancy, Coon Rapids

2007, Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City

 

Kansas (3)

2008, Wichita State Univ - Ninnescah Field Station, Viola

2004, Chaplin Nature Center, Arkansas City

2001, Smoky Valley Ranch, Logan County

 

Michigan (11)

2010, YMCA Storer Camps, Napoleon - TENTATIVE for May 2010, not Sept 2009
2009, Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo

2007, Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo

2007, GM/LDT Wildlife Habitat Area, Delta Township

2006, Bear River, Petoskey

2006, Chippewa Nature Center, Midland

2005, Bear River, Petoskey

2004, Chippewa Nature Center, Midland

2003, Chippewa Nature Center, Midland

2002, Owasippe Scout Reservation, Muskegon

 

Minnesota (7)

2009, Bell Museum of Natural History, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
2008, Bell Museum of Natural History, Minnesota Valley NWR

2007, Bell Museum of Natural History, Warner Nature Center

2006, Bell Museum of Natural History, New Bell Museum Site

2005, Bell Museum of Natural History, Minnesota Valley NWR

2005, Benton SWCD, MN DNR - sponsored by the Bush Foundation (Mississippi River Co. Park), Stearns County
2004, Bell Museum of Natural History, Tamarac Nature Center

 

Missouri (25)

2010, Forest Park, St. Louis
2009, Trail of Tears State Park, (Southeast Chapter of the MO Native Plant Society), Jackson
2009, Pertle Springs (UCMO), Warrensburg
2008, Trail of Tears State Park, (Southeast Chapter of the MO Native Plant Society), Jackson
2008, Pertle Springs (UCMO), Warrensburg
2008, Forest Park, St. Louis

2008, Columbia (fall), Forum Nature Area

2007, Pertle Springs (UCMO), Warrensburg

2007, Columbia (fall)

2006, Forest Park, St. Louis

2006, Columbia (fall)

2006, Columbia (spring), Flat Branch watershed

2006, Jerry Smith Park (Kansas City WildLands), Kansas City

2006, Pertle Springs (UCMO), Warrensburg

2005, Pertle Springs (UCMO), Warrensburg

2005, Columbia (fall), Flat Branch watershed

2005, Little Creek Nature Area, St. Louis

2004, Pertle Springs (UCMO), Warrensburg

2004, Forest Park, St. Louis

2003, Powell Gardens (Kansas City WildLands), Kansas City

2003, Pertle Springs (UCMO), Warrensburg

2002, Swope Park (Kansas City WildLands), Kansas City

 
Nebraska (2)
2009, Rowe Sanctuary, Gibbon

 

North Dakota (2)

1998, Killdeer Mountains Wildlife Mgmt Area, Dunn County

1997, Davis Ranch Preserve, Sheridan County

 

Ohio (36)

2010, Pine Brook (Geauga Park District), Montville Township
2009, Fernald Preserve, Hamilton
2009, Old Woman Creek Reserve (Ohio DNR), Huron
2008, Audubon Wetlands Preserve, Ashland County
2008, Deep Woods Farm, Hocking County
2007, Deep Woods Farm, Hocking County
2006, Deep Woods Farm, Hocking County

2006, Sunnybrook Preserve (Geauga Park District), Chester Township

2004, Glen Helen Ecology Institute, Yellow Springs
2004, Deep Woods Farm, Hocking County
2004, The Rookery (Geauga Park District), Munson Township
2003, Deep Woods Farm, Hocking County

2003, Willard City Park, Willard¹

2003, Whetstone Park, Columbus¹
2003, Riverside Park, Antwerp¹
2003, Forest Hill Park, East Cleveland¹
2003, Austintown Township Park, Youngstown¹
2003, Shawnee Prairie Preserve, Darke County Parks¹
2003, Veterans Park (Lake Metroparks), Lake County¹
2003, Wood County, Rudolph¹
2002, Deep Woods Farm, Hocking County
2002, Rockefeller Park, Cleveland
2001, Antrim Park, Columbus
 
¹ = part of the 2003 "Biodiversity is in Your Backyard" project - see page 10 of this document

 

South Dakota (4)

2003, Oakwood Lakes State Park, Volga

 

Wisconsin (15)

2010, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, (Great Lakes BioBlitz), Ozaukee County
2010, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, (Great Lakes BioBlitz), Douglas County
2010, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, (Great Lakes BioBlitz), Door County
2009, Sherman Creek Park, Eau Claire
2009, Big Ravine, Bayfield
2008, John David Thurman Wildlife Area, Chippewa County

2008, Big Ravine, Bayfield

2008, Wert Family Nature Preserve (West Wisconsin Land Trust), St. Croix Falls

2006, Troy Gardens, Madison
2004, Baird Creek, Green Bay

2004, Wisconsin Point Park, Superior

2004, Riverside Park, Milwaukee

2002, Baird Creek, Green Bay

 

 

Contact Information:
 
Jamie Ladonski
Department of Biology and Microbiology
South Dakota State University
4801 N Career Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
 
email: jamie.ladonski@sduniversitycenter.org
phone: 605-367-8384
fax: 605-782-3217
 
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