

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: City Nature Challenge BioBlitz
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 am – Mon, 27 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Interested in helping scientists understand what plant and animal species are in our area? Come out to Blandford Nature Center this weekend and participate in the City Nature Challenge BioBlitz, organized locally by our friends at John Ball Zoo. This is a “do it yourself” experience. Come enjoy the trails, take photos of the wild species you see, and upload them onto the iNaturalist app. The more you find and upload, the better! The app will allow you to see what other folks have also found at BNC and overall in our local area.

This is a free, self-guided experience. Admission to Blandford Nature Center is free throughout the month of April, so there is no need to check in at the Visitor Center. Bring your camera, hit the trails, and see how many different species you can document!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/city-nature-challenge-bioblitz/200029834293253
- **Event Categories**: Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://blandfordnaturecenter.org/events/city-nature-challenge-bioblitz/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grand+rapids-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1715 Hillburn Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504
- **lat**: 42.99466
- **long**: -85.73913
- **full address**: 1715 Hillburn Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Blandford Nature Center (https://allevents.in/org/blandford-nature-center/6456656)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1715 Hillburn Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Blandford Nature Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about City Nature Challenge BioBlitz ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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