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The Indiana Academy of Science and Indy Parks and Recreation hosted a biodiversity survey ("bioblitz") at Eagle Creek Park, Marion County, during June 2 - 3, 2018. Sixty-seven scientists and naturalists attended the event to survey 16 different taxa plus water quality and geochemistry. Teams focused on enumerating the number of species seen within the aquatic macroinvertebrates, bees, beetles, birds, bryophytes, carrion flies, fish, fungi, hemipterans, herpetofauna, lepidoptera, singing insects, snail-killing flies, spiders, and vascular plants. The hydrology of the park was also described. In total the survey found 862 taxa. The influence of water quality upon the aquatic macroinvertebrates was examined with redundancy analysis performed upon streams in the park. This analysis did not find a significant link between the water conditions and the aquatic macroinvertebrate community, but this may be the result of low statistical power. Complete lists of the taxa found are available at the Indiana Academy of Science website (https://www. indianaacademyofscience.org/, Resource Center Ι Bioblitz Events and Data Ι Eagle Creek Bioblitz). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Red-Tail Land Conservancy (RLC), the Indiana Academy of Science (IAS), the Robert Cooper Audubon Society, and the Oakwood Retreat Center hosted a biodiversity survey or bioblitz in eastcentral Indiana on the 10lh and 11th June 2017. The event was held on two properties owned or maintained by RLC; i.e.. White River Woods, a 47.4 ha preserved located 9 km southeast of Muncie, Indiana in Delaware County, and McVey Memorial Forest, a 100.4 ha forest located 11 km north of Farmland, Indiana in Randolph County. Over 75 scientists, naturalists, students, and other volunteers on 19 different taxonomic teams observed and reported 1086 taxa during the event. The nineteen taxonomic teams included ants, aquatic macroinvertebrates, bats, bees, beetles, birds, butterflies, odonates, fish, freshwater mussels, herpetofauna, small mammals, moths, mushrooms/fungi and slime molds, non-vascular plants (mosses), singing and non-singing insects, snail-killing flies, spiders, and vascular plants. State endangered species included the northern long-eared bat (Mvotis septentrionalis; also federally threatened), the Indiana bat {My otis socialist; also federally endangered), the cerulean warbler (Setophaga cent lea), the osprey (Pandion haliaetus), and warty spurge (Euphorbia obtuscita). In addition shell material of the federal and state endangered Northern Rifflcshell (Epioblasma torulosa remgiana), Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), and Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis) was found but none are still known live on either property. The spider team recorded six state records: Emblyna hentzi (meshweaver), Gladicosa bellamyi (wolf spider), Pirata triens (pirate wolf spider), Schizocosa mccooki (wolf spider), Oxyopes scalaris (western lynx spider), and Xystieus fervidus (ground crab spider). In addition many Delaware County and Randolph County records were reported. This manuscript presents both a brief history of the bioblitz sites and a summary overview of the results. Detailed results are available on the IAS website. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Surprising biodiversity can be found in cities, but urban habitats are understudied. We report on a bioblitz conducted primarily within a 24-hr period on September 16 and 17, 2016 in Indianapolis. Indiana, USA. The event focused on stretches of three waterways and their associated riparian habitat: Fall Creek (20.6 ha; 51 acres). Pleasant Run (23.5 ha; 58 acres), and Pogue's Run (27.1 ha; 67 acres). Over 75 scientists, naturalists, students, and citizen volunteers comprised 14 different taxonomic teams. Five hundred ninety taxa were documented despite the rainy conditions. A brief summary of the methods and findings are presented here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]