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Results of Saturday's BioBlitz at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area

July 2, 2009

5 CNHP personnel and many other folks had a great time last Saturday inventorying all the different species living at Soapstone.

BioBlitzers hard at work at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area

Here are the results, courtesy of Crystal Strouse, Natural Areas Technician for the City of Fort Collins:

Numbers of species recorded

Bees, wasps, grasshoppers and leafhoppers 34
Butterflies 35
Moths 47
Spiders and Beetles 32
Aquatic Invertebrates 97
Birds 51
Mammals 26
Reptiles and Amphibians 9
Plants 316
Fungi 34

For a total of 681 species recorded in a single 24-hour period. Not bad at all! A big thank you to everyone who participated!

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