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HAPPENINGS
Kirtland's Warbler GeoTrail
While the Kirtland’s Warbler Weekend scheduled for June 5-6, 2020 was cancelled, the launch of the Kirtland's Warbler GeoTrail (KWGT) was held on Saturday June 6, 2020 at the CRAF Center in Roscommon.
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Kirtland's Warbler themed geocaches have been be placed in a loop through a portion of the central Northern Michigan Jack Pine ecosystem, home of Kirtland’s Warblers, with a geocoin reward. Geocachers must find 20 of the 25 total caches and answer the questions about Kirtland’s Warblers found inside each cache to earn the Kirtland geocoin. The KWGT passport is also available for download below When you complete the Geotour, you can mail the completed form to earn the coin.
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Participation is ongoing, however the snowy season will make it very difficult to locate caches.
BioBlitz A bioblitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. A Bioblitz is also known as a biological inventory or biological census. Gahagan joined forces with Roscommon County 4H to catalogue the variety of living species in the county. While the Roscommon County BioBlitz was conducted during 2020 summer, Gahagan continues to catalogue the living things within the preserve. Use the iNaturalist Program to learn more about how to begin and start to participate when you visit.