The Silver Creek Woods Preserve in Rockford is home to luminous fungi, wildflowers and — allegedly — the elusive star-nosed mole. But it’s normally not open to the public. This weekend, the Natural Land Institute is opening the preserve for what it calls a bioblitz.
A bioblitz is a citizen science event where community members and experts will work together to identify and record as many different species as possible.
Local scientists and nature photographers will lead hikes throughout the weekend, teaching the community how to conduct citizen science…