Connor Park Bioblitz

Saturday, September 19th, 2026
9:00am

As part of the Canadian Wildlife Federation Great Canadian Bioblitz 2026, there will be a local bioblitz undertaken in Connor Park on Saturday, Sept 19th, starting at 9 AM. This will be a combined event, with Rand Rudland, one of the local iNaturalist Ambassadors, offering an introduction to the iNaturalist platform, followed by a bioblitz of the Park and adjacent forested areas.

To put this into perspective, the local iNaturalist community has been active for around 8 years, and the contributions to the Sunshine Coast Biodiversity Project have grown extensively year to year. At present there have been over 120,000 observations of over 5,000 species, either as photos or as sound recordings. These have been contributed by over 3,600 observers, and over
5,500 identifiers have assisted in confirming the correct ID’s of the entries. It is quite amazing to consider that we have here on the Sunshine Coast—so far— over 500 species of moths, over 1200 plant species, 45 butterflies, and the list goes on. One impressive family is that of the birds of the Sunshine Coast. There are 292 birds documented of the known 323 species to have ever
visited the Sunshine Coast.

So, if you have an interest in studying the natural environment that we enjoy here on the Sunshine Coast, join Rand Rudland at Connor Park Community Hall parking lot on Saturday, September 19, at 9 AM, with your smart phone or tablet—and become an iNaturalist. This is a great program to involve the younger generation. Let’s see if the day total can come in at over 200 species of plants, insects, birds, mosses, lichens, mammals… Cats, dogs, and humans don’t count!!!!!!