BioBlitz
The Oklahoma BioBlitz! is a rapid inventory of biological diversity hosted by the Oklahoma Biological Survey and conducted by volunteers from around the state and the region. As many plants and animals in a designated area of public land that can be identified in 24 consecutive hours are tallied.
BioBlitz was invented in 1996 by scientists from the National Parks Service and inaugurated in Washington, D.C., by scientists from the National Park Service, the National Botanical Garden, and the Smithsonian Institution. BioBlitz of varying types have since been conducted in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, North Carolina, North Dakota, and other states.
The Oklahoma BioBlitz is not a scientific inventory and the data are not collected using established, repeatable, scientific methods. As such, data from BioBlitz should not be used to promote one kind of land use, environmental or management policy over any other.
BioBlitz aims to educate people about the diversity of plant and animal life in a local area through hands-on experiences and nature interpretation.