{"id":13764,"date":"2026-07-01T12:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13764"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:55:56","slug":"bioblitz-at-college-hill-park","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/bioblitz-at-college-hill-park\/","title":{"rendered":"BioBlitz at College Hill Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Poughkeepsie\u2019s plants and wildlife with local stewards, scientists, and neighbors!<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a group scavenger hunt \u2014 known as a BioBlitz \u2014 to identify plants, birds, pollinators, and other forms of life. We\u2019ll be scouting out the City of Poughkeepsie\u2019s College Hill Park, which is both the largest park and highest point in the City.<\/p>\n<p>Your observations will contribute to the growing database of biodiversity (the variety of plants and animals) being gathered as part of the Defining Urban Biodiversity study in Kingston, Newburgh, and Poughkeepsie. You\u2019ll also learn how to use the iNaturalist app to help you prepare for future community science events!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timecounts.app\/scenic-hudson\/events\/71e39b33-99db-42aa-8f06-957d70c46543?utm_source=Scenic+Hudson+Subscribers&amp;utm_campaign=512aab65da-hv-viewfinder-june2026_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-ac05335ceb-331393669&amp;mc_cid=512aab65da&amp;mc_eid=5c9e50f70c\"><strong>Register here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This event is in partnership with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County\u2019s No Child Left Inside (NCLI) program and the Revive College Hill Park Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>What to Expect<br \/>\nMEETING POINT College Hill Park Pavilion<\/p>\n<p>DRESS for an outdoor day: wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes.<\/p>\n<p>BRING binoculars and a smartphone\/tablet if you have them.<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: This event is rain or shine (barring extreme weather). Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Poughkeepsie\u2019s plants and wildlife with local stewards, scientists, and neighbors! Join us for a group scavenger hunt \u2014 known as a BioBlitz \u2014 to identify plants, birds, pollinators, and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/bioblitz-at-college-hill-park\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BioBlitz at College Hill Park&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9436,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-13764","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13765,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13764\/revisions\/13765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13764"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=13764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}