Nature Conservancy of Canada asking ‘citizen scientists’ to submit photos during ‘bio blitz’ [Video]

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is holding its 4th annual Big Backyard Bio Blitz from Aug. 1 to 5, and they are asking Nova Scotians to participate.

Mark Frank is a development officer with the Nature Conservancy. He joined CTV News Atlantic in studio to teach Nova Scotians about the bio blitz and to explain how they can be a part of the community science project taking place across the country.

“If you go out into nature, and whether that’s in your backyard or out on big hike, I think you’d be amazed at how many plants and animals are around you at any time,” Frank said.

The bio blitz asks Canadians to participate as citizen scientists by cataloguing and sharing photographs of the species in their environments through the iNaturalist app.

The bio blitz began during the pandemic. There have been more than 8,000 submissions from the Maritime region. People have submitted more than 150,000 images from across the country.

Frank said the …