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BioBlitz counts species in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

 THERE ARE MANY KINDS LAND IN THIS COUNTRY THAT ARE PROTECTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – ONE EXAMPLE IS OUR NATIONAL PARKS.  
 
THESE LANDS ARE SO PRICELESS BECAUSE THEY’RE USUALLY HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS WITH A LOT OF BIODIVERSITY. BIODIVERSITY IS THE VARIETY OF LIFE IN A PARTICULAR HABITAT OR ECOSYSTEM.
 
JUST SOUTH OF HERE, THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK COMPRISES MORE THAN 30 THOUSAND ACRES OF NATURAL HABITATS TEEMING WITH LIFE -- BUT EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF SPECIES THE PARK CONTAINS -- AND HOW MANY -- WAS A MYSTERY...UNTIL LAST SUMMER WHEN THE PARK PARTICIPATED IN A SPECIAL NATIONAL EVENT.
 
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Instructional Links

Video: YouTube, National Geographic Education, Find Your Niche in BioBlitz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKgYcIAsQaI&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

Website Article: National Park Service, What is Biodiversity

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/what-is-biodiversity.htm

Video & Activity Guide: PBSLearningMedia, DragonFly TV, Biodiversity

http://ideastream.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/eacf77a4-5553-4dfd-8731-2fedb744bb54/eacf77a4-5553-4dfd-8731-2fedb744bb54/

Map: Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Biodiversity Hotspots

http://www.cepf.net/resources/maps/Pages/default.aspx