# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BioBlitz! Secrets of the Night
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Kid friendly! Free outdoor nature fun! Explore what plants and animals live at Silver Creek Woods Preserve.

Celebrate the 250th anniversary and history of our country at the local level by examining the natural history of the land in the Rockford area. Help us find the Star-nosed mole and other living creatures! The Star-nosed mole has not been recorded in the state so if you find it you will be setting a record!

All ages are invited to join scientists and citizen scientists in searching for and discovering what plants and animals live in the diverse habitats of NLI’s Silver Creek Woods Preserve. This preserve is not open to the public so this is a rare opportunity to explore the diverse habitats of prairie, woodland, and wetland/creek found here.

SECRETS OF THE NIGHT activities will include insect hikes with All Bugs Go to Kevin, learning about Dark Skies Phenomena and searching for fireflies with Jeff Pfaller, Moth Backlighting with Angella Moorehouse (author of Flower Bugs), moth sugaring with Alan Branhagen, a prairie hike with Deanna from Boone Co. Conservation District, mini bat tours with Andrea from Severson Dells Nature Center, nighttime owling with Sinnissippi Audubon, stargazing with Discover Center Museum, and much more! 

Check out all the details, find out what to bring, and PLEASE REGISTER for this FREE event here: 
https://www.naturalland.org/event/bioblitz-secrets-of-the-night/

Be sure to check out Saturday morning's event here, too:

https://www.naturalland.org/event/bioblitz-quest-for-the-star-nosed-mole/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rockford/bioblitz-secrets-of-the-night/200030153272618
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 56

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Rockford
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 6040 Tipple Rd, Rockford, IL 61102-4442, United States
- **lat**: 42.20572
- **long**: -89.15666
- **full address**: 6040 Tipple Rd, Rockford, IL 61102-4442, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: BioBlitz! Secrets of the Night
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is BioBlitz! Secrets of the Night being held?
  - **A:** BioBlitz! Secrets of the Night takes place on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 pm at 6040 Tipple Rd, Rockford, IL 61102-4442, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing BioBlitz! Secrets of the Night?
  - **A:** BioBlitz! Secrets of the Night is organized by Natural Land Institute.

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