Border BioBlitz

About the Border BioBlitz

Started in 2018, the Border BioBlitz is a collaborative initiative dedicated to celebrating and conserving the rich biodiversity found along the ecoregions of our bordlands of the United States and Mexico. This annual event brings together scientists, conservationists, community members, and nature enthusiasts to document the diversity of plants, animals, and ecosystems that thrive in this unique region.

Participate!

The Border BioBlitz is an initiative of Next Generation of Sonoran Desert Researchers (NGEN) Learn more about the Border BioBlitz here.

You can create a team (we call them nodes) to particpate as a group.
You can join a team that has already been created.

We are using the iNaturalist app to document biodiveristy. You just need a smartphone or a camera to participate!

Join the 2024 Border BioBlitz

Southern California and Baja California Border BioBlitz

Botanical Community Development Inititaives (BCDI) faciliates efforts of the Border BioBlitz in southern California alonside partners in Baja California. Our Executive Director, Bianca Bonilla, is a co-founder of the Border BioBlitz alongside our colleague Sula Vanderplank.

2024 is our first year to receive funding for the Border BioBlitz project. Thank you to the Binational Resilience Initiative for this support. BCDI and Eco Alianza from Baja California are working together across borders for the 2024 Border BioBlitz in California and Baja California.

Check out the nodes in our eco-region!

San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge (April 6)
Campo - Shockey Truck Trail (April 18)
Jacumé (April 18-19)
Binantional Marine node (April 20-22)
Rio Tijuana (May 2)
Buena Vista Audubon, Oceanside (May 3)
Rancho Bonito, Ensenada (May 4)
Mexicali, Cerro el Clempiés (May 4)
Border BioBlitz Discovery Day - Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (May 5, 8 AM–3 PM)
Punta Banda (May 5)
Corte Madera near Lake Morena (May 11)
Kendall-Frost Marsh, Mission Bay, San Diego (May 11)
Tijuna River National Estuarine Research Reserve (May 12)
Rancho Ruiz (May 14–15)
San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge/Rancho San Bernardino (May 17–18)
Rancho San Bernardino; Agua Prieta, Sonora (May 18)
Rice Canyon Open Space Preserve (May 18th from 10 AM–12 PM)
San Miguel (May 23)
San Quintin (May 26)
Playa Saldamando (May 28–29)