This week we are encouraging you to take part in our week long pollinator bioblitz!
"One of the oldest and most successful relationships on Earth is that of pollinators and flowering plants" (ACA, 2024). Help us explore the world of pollination with the 2024 Pollinator Week BioBlitz!! Share your observations of native wildflowers, bees, wasps, hummingbirds and more between July 14th and 21st.
When you participate in the Town’s iNaturalist projects, you help to create data that will help the scientific community better understand and protect nature in Okotoks and all over Canada.
How to participate in the pollinator bioblitz:
| Step 1 | Find a pollinator. Pollinators found in Okotoks include: bumble bees and other native/non-native bees, beetles, butterflies, flies, hummingbirds, moths, wasps. |
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| Step 2 |  Take a photo of the pollinator. |
| Step 3 | Download iNaturalist to your phone and submit Observations. Watch the video tutorial below for easy instructions on how to join the Okotoks Pollinator Bioblitz! Check out the video below for instructions on using iNaturalist! |
| Step 4 | Join the Okotoks Pollinator Bioblitz on iNaturalist: |
For resources on how to create a more pollinator-friendly habitat in your own yard, check out the Bee City page.