Biodiversity is alive and well in The Arboretum

Our first ever bioblitz (June 22-23) was a big hit! We found many different species including quite a few new records for The Arboretum. We still have many records coming in, but currently our total is 466 species identified. Nice! We will update this list as the records come in. Here are the preliminary totals for a few groups:

• 23 Lichens
• 57 Fungi
• 124 Plants
• 9 Slugs and Snails
• 20 Spiders
• 14 Butterflies
• 89 Moths
• 18 Dragonflies and Damselflies
• 47 Birds
• 9 Mammals
• 8 Reptiles and Amphibians
• 2 Fish

A big thank you to all of our volunteers, especially the identifiers who worked tirelessly to accumulate so many records!