BACKYARD SPECIES DISCOVERY PROJECT
Fact sheets and videos to help citizen scientists
EDUCATIONAL FACT SHEETS
Collecting insects – How to make a ‘pooter’ or aspirator
Native bees – How to make a bee hotel
Native bees – Kids activity sheet
TAXONOMY
Australian Biological Resources Study – Homepage of the ABRS, which coordinates the Bush Blitz program
More than 200 new species discovered by CSIRO – ABC News article posted 27 June 2018
Why name a species at all? – ABC News article posted 17 August 2016
Scientific names – Why scientists give species names that are so difficult to say
How a new parasite species gets named – Meet ABRS Fauna Taxonomist Dr Haylee Weaver
What does a taxonomist do? – Dr Haylee Weaver on being a taxonomist
Why entomology is Pokemon IRL – Buzzfeed article by BrytheFlyGuy
Decadal plan for taxonomy and biosystematics in Australia and New Zealand 2018-2027
frogid.net.au – Australian Museum’s app that helps you identify and count Australia’s frogs
ala.org.au – Atlas of Living Australia provides online information about Australia’s amazing biodiversity
Pokemon key activity – Make your own Pokemon key activity
Pokemon banner, Pokemon game making instructions, Pokemon Game instructions, Animal Pokemon key, Plant Pokemon key
WORKING WITH BUSH BLITZ
Bush Blitz Indigenous Engagement Protocol
Collecting specimens for Bush Blitz (plain English)
Bush Blitz procedures – Information for land managers
Bush Blitz Point data name formats
ARCHIVE
Bush Blitz Symposium 2013 – Footage of the presentations