SQUAM BIO-BLITZ

Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7
3:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
All ages

New this year, we joined forces with the Squam Lakes Association and the Squam Lakes Conservation Society to carry out a 24-hour bio-inventory of the Squam Range. Expert scientists from all over New Hampshire joined together and donated their time to lead 34 trips to 19 locations where they identified as many different species as possible. We are still tallying the results – it’s now over 700 species! We are still waiting for the final tally of Lepidoptera, which should be another 40-50 species. This is a provisional list, which will be verified in the coming weeks.

Birds – 107
Fungi – 56
Macroinvertebrates – 60
Mammals – 17
Odonates – 18
Vascular Plants – 322
Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish – 27
Lepidoptera – 6
TOTAL: 728 and counting!

See below for the lists of species we hoped to find and interactive maps of the study sites. The results will be posted here as soon as possible.

Interactive Map of trip sites

Timetable of activities - 34 scheduled trips!

Lists of Species

Bird List
Fungi List
Macro-Invertebrate List
Mammal List
Butterfly & Dragonfly List
Vascular Plant List
Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish List
Lepidoptera List

With funding from the Squam Environmental Preservation Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation – Lakes Region.

Sponsored by:
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Squam Lakes Association
Squam Lakes Conservation Society

In partnership with:
Holderness Conservation Commission
Plymouth State University
US Forest Service, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
UNH Cooperative Extension
NH Fish and Game Department
Ecosystem Management Consultants

With generous donations from:
Cabot Creamery Cooperative
Walter’s Basin, D Acres
Longhaul Farm
Squam Lake Inn
Canoe
Lakes Region Coca-Cola Bottling Company
D Acres