Join a Backyard Blitz with RTPEC and CT Audubon on Earth Day, this coming Wednesday. Photo by Bob MacDonnell courtesy of CT Audubon.

LYME/OLD LYME — Why not explore the nearest natural area while you’re staying safe at home – your own backyard!

Join the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center (RTPEC) and Connecticut (CT) Audubon Society online for a family BioBlitz on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, to answer the question “What’s in my yard?”

A BioBlitz is just a fancy name for an organized effort to find as many different kinds of living things as possible. This one is taking place in one day and you can participate for any amount of time.

To make it special, RTPEC and CT Audubon Society have selected the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, April 22.

The event is free and it’s fun, and the organizers will help you with the tools you’ll need to identify what you find.

Whether you’re in the town, or a more rural area, there are dozens of birds, insects, flowers, trees, and other things to see.

The Earth Day Backyard BioBlitz is free but you must register at the link on this page to participate.  There is a great deal more information about the event on the same page.