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BioBlitz Brings Wyomingites Together To Explore

Wyoming Public Radio | By Catherine Wheeler

Published August 20, 2021 at 3:24 PM MDT

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Julie Rieder points to birds in the distance during a bird survey for the 2021 BioBlitz in Sheridan.

A woman kneeling down in the grass with a baseball hat on, explains pond insects to a group of women scientists staring down at her.

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Melanie Torres explains pond insects.

Audubon Rockies hosts an annual BioBlitz somewhere in Wyoming. The event brings together scientists, naturalists and the general public to catalog as many species of insects, animals and plants in a particular area. Wyoming Public Radio's Catherine Wheeler brings us this postcard.

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Catherine Wheeler

Catherine Wheeler comes to Wyoming from Kansas City, Missouri. She has worked at public media stations in Missouri and on the Vox podcast "Today, Explained." Catherine graduated from Fort Lewis College with a BA in English. She recently received her master in journalism from the University of Missouri. Catherine enjoys cooking, looming, reading and the outdoors.

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