Annual Texas Pollinator BioBlitz w/iNaturalist

Calling all Naturalists!

Mark your calendars now and get ready for some photographic fun and the opportunity to contribute to community science! Pollinators and the plants that rely on them are a critical foundation for our native ecosystems and food supply.

From October 16, 2026- November 1, 2026, we’re celebrating the bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, birds, bats and other animals that serve as pollinators. Your observations can help us learn more about these organisms and help us manage their habitats and populations for future generations. This iNaturalist project will focus on Texas animal pollinators and the plants they pollinate.

Participating as an individual:

• Register: If you do not already receive annual emails about the Texas Pollinator BioBlitz, sign up to receive suggested photographic challenges, event information, and more during the Texas Pollinator BioBlitz. If you have signed up in previous years you do not need to re-register.
• Observe:  Head outside to look for pollinators! Enjoy nature on your own, with friends, or find a pollinator event near you! (Need help with identification?) 
• Identify:  Identification can be as simple as ‘butterfly’ or ‘bee’ or as detailed as ‘monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) pollinating a purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)’.
• Share:  Take a photo or video of any pollinators you find as well as your daily challenge images and share it on Instagram and/or Facebook (#TXpollinators).
• For those wanting to take their observations a step further,  join the 2026 Texas Pollinator BioBlitz iNaturalist project! By posting your images you contribute to citizen science and national pollinator data. You can attempt to ID your photos and biologists will confirm or make suggestions to identification for species posted.
• Need inspiration? Use this daily challenge list to help you find new pollinators or pollinating plants each day! We will post the daily challenges in our Facebook event as well.

Texas Pollinator BioBlitz — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department