2005 – 2016 Bio-Blitz Data

Key

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A Total Species

B Fungi Micro

C Fungi Macro & Lichens

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D Algae & Mosses

E Plants

F Insects

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G Arachnids

H Aquatic Insects (Macroinvertebrates)

I Herps

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J Fish

K Birds

L Mammal

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Data

Year	Park(s)	Acreage	City(ies)	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
2005	Lenape	450	Westfield, Cranford, Kenilworth	663		19		181	333		-	10	19	90	11
2006	Ash Brook Reservation, Golf Course	460	Scotch Plains	644		28		215	304		8	9	15	57	8
2007	Watchung Reservation	2060	Berkeley Heights, Mountainside, Scotch Plains, Summit	683		58		290	180		15	19	16	92	13
2008	Elizabeth River Parkway	312	Elizabeth, Union, Hillside	583	13	28	12	174	251		26	5	10	59	5
2009	Briant Park, Hidden Valley Park, Houdaille Quarry	173	Summit, Springfield	523		60	11	241	129		9	8	6	50	9
2010	Clark Reservoir, Esposito, Milton Lake	232.69	Clark, Rahway	601		40		261	177		25	8	17	57	16
2011	Passaic River Parkway	298	Berkeley Heights, New Providence, Summit	644		40		297	197		14	6	21	60	9
2012	Rahway River Parkway, Rahway	384	Clark, Cranford, Rahway, Winfield	520		36		238	140		14	6	16	60	10
2013	Lenape, Nomahegan, Echo Lake	1440	Cranford, Kenilworth, Springfield, Union, Westfield	552		40		243	148	4	19	5	14	65	14
2014	Oak Ridge, Ash Brook Reservation	833.6	Clark, Edison, Scotch Plains	570		65		187	194	7	19	10	13	61	14
2015	Watchung Reservation	2142	Berkeley Heights, Mountainside, Scotch Plains, Summit	705		62		348	149	3	22	16	17	75	13
2016	Kawameeh, Black Brook, Galloping Hill Golf Course, NJ American Water Company	365	Union, Kenilworth	504		41		122	242		13	6	13	55	12

Results Disclaimer

It is important to remember that the data in the chart above reflects only a portion of the species living in a given park or parks and that the results of any Bio-Blitz are not conclusive. Many factors contribute to species numbers including: weather (in the weeks leading up to the event as well as the day(s) of, # of team members, # of experts on each team, location(s), access and method of collection/identification, etc. Although some numbers may be high, it is important to remember that they include many invasive species, as was the case in the highly urbanized and active use parks sampled in 2016. If a column has no entry, that is because there were no species found or there was no expert to sample that group. In 2005, macro or aquatic invertebrates were not sampled.