{"id":9000,"date":"2025-03-25T14:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T03:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:14:12","slug":"case-study-4-9-great-southern-bioblitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/case-study-4-9-great-southern-bioblitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Great Southern BioBlitz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The issue<\/h2>\n

Communities<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>engaging<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0in citizen science face several challenges, including citizen science\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>initiatives<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0not being readily\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>available<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0or promoted<\/span><\/span><\/span>, funding constraints<\/span><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and the ability to continue contributing after\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>one<\/span><\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span><\/span>off\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>event<\/span><\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>finalised<\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>L<\/span><\/span><\/span>imited access to technology and resources can hinder effective communication and engagement, making it challenging to sustain long-term participation and collaboration.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Ensuring data quality and managing participant expectations are crucial tasks that require skilled leadership to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>maintain<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0the integrity and success of citizen science projects<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The solution<\/h2>\n

Murrumbidgee Landcare\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>registered<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0the Narrandera and Morundah areas for the Great Southern BioB<\/span><\/span><\/span>litz<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a02024.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Great Southern Bioblitz informs natural resource management through citizen-collected biodiversity data<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Partnering with three local organisations increased\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>communication footprint, utilising multiple platforms to invite participants and allowed for\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>specialised<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0information to be shared\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>about<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0koalas,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>platypus<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>wildflowers<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0at individual event<\/span><\/span><\/span>s.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>The event<\/span><\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0aimed to engage community members in recording and understanding local species, contributing valuable scientific data about regional ecosystems.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Participants used the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0free<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>iNaturalist<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0platform to document local biodiversity across\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the areas<\/span><\/span><\/span>, allowing them to continue documenting\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>biodiversity<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0after the event\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>finished.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The impact<\/h2>\n

Th<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>event<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0aimed to increase local biodiversity records and foster a deeper connection between\u00a0<\/span>the community<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>its<\/span>\u00a0natural environment. By involving<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0local communit<\/span>y<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0local<\/span>\u00a0organisations<\/span>, Murrumbidgee Landcare encouraged active participation in data collection, helping to fill gaps in global biodiversity data. The BioBlitz also\u00a0<\/span>allowed<\/span>\u00a0participants to learn about local species and ecosystems, enhancing environmental education and stewardship.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>378\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>observations<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0were recorded during the events.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>This initiative exemplifies how citizen science can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>empower communities to contribute to scientific research and conservation efforts.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] The issue Communities\u00a0engaging\u00a0in citizen science face several challenges, including citizen science\u00a0initiatives\u00a0not being readily\u00a0available\u00a0or promoted, funding constraints,\u00a0and the ability to continue contributing after\u00a0one–off\u00a0events\u00a0are\u00a0finalised.\u00a0Limited access to technology and resources can hinder effective communication and engagement, making it challenging to sustain long-term participation and collaboration.\u00a0Ensuring data quality and managing participant expectations are crucial tasks that require […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","iawp_total_views":11,"footnotes":""},"categories":[341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lep-case-studies","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9000"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11177,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000\/revisions\/11177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}