Thank you for participating in the Sunshine Coast BioBlitz 2026!
Be sure to check out the final findings for this year’s BioBlitz on our iNaturalist page where everyone’s contributions are recorded.
Congrats to our winners!
1st place: Rand Rudland 2nd place: User fungusbunny 3rd place: User clogtenberg Participation Draw: User wse_allen
Congrats to winners of the Junior Scientist Challenge!
1st place: tailog 2nd place: User afart-tv 3rd place: User edenlogtenberg
Part contest, part scientific enterprise, and part educational event, a BioBlitz brings together scientists, naturalists, and community members of all ages to count as many species from as many different taxonomic groups as they can in a timed survey of a chosen site.
A BioBlitz highlights the species found in an area over a short period of time. It focuses on observing and documenting as many species as possible, creating a biological inventory for an area.
What is Bioblitz?
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Our Goals for BioBlitz Events:
To increase awareness of the diversity of life around us.
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To popularize science and inspire naturalists of all ages.
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To generate valuable scientific data on the Sunshine Coast.
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To build partnerships and increase knowledge within our community.
What do you do?
Our 2026 BioBlitz was a huge success, spanning the whole lower Sunshine Coast, and totalling an impressive 1929 observations and 762 species!
Check out the findings from our previous digital projects:
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Observations: 1679
Species: 561
Identifiers: 290
Observers: 35 -
Observations: 1025
Species: 426
Identifiers: 228
Observers: 28
Visit iNaturalist 2024 -
Observations: 832
Species: 354
Identifiers: 208
Observers: 10 -
Observations: 625
Species: 327
Identifiers: 226
Observers: 10 -
Observations: 3438
Species: 895
Identifiers: 478
Observers: 20 -
Observations: 452
Species: 194
Identifiers: 177
Observers: 15
Donations go towards our many scientific endeavours and community events, including the annual BioBlitz!
The 2026 BioBlitz has been funded in part by the Sunshine Coast Regional District Electoral Areas Grant-in-Aid and the Sunshine Coast Credit Union. Thank you to our funders and sponsors for supporting science and discovery in our community!