BioBlitz

This morning, we’ll work together to identify as many insect and animal species as possible. In this way, we’ll establish an important baseline measurement of biodiversity at this site, even before construction of the new Hortus Medicus begins.

With this data, we’ll be able to track the impact of the new plantings from the Hortus Medicus on the garden’s natural environment in the coming years: which species remain, which new species appear, and how the ecosystem changes. Will you help us?

We’re conducting this research in collaboration with Copijn Landscape Architects and UvA researchers from IBED, RAVON, and the Department of Earth Sciences, as well as landscape ecologist and botanist Gerard Oostermeijer from Science4Nature and entomologist Aglaia Bouma from Naturalis.
Join us and help out in this living knowledge garden!

Program

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Doors open
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Introduction to Hortus Medicus and Bioblitz
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Research in the garden