Rarity at Risk: Preserving Biodiversity on the Limestone Landscapes

Name: Rarity at Risk: Preserving Biodiversity on the Limestone Landscapes
Start: 2026-05-28T14:30:00-02:30
End: 2026-05-28T19:00:00-02:30
Location: The Rooms

Learn how biodiversity discoveries from a BioBlitz are turned into verifiable research data that supports conservation of Newfoundland’s rare limestone ecosystems. Talk hosted at The Rooms with ticketing available online (and free for Rooms members).

Best for

People interested in science, biodiversity, and conservation talks at The Rooms.

At a glance

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Overview

It explains how BioBlitz findings become biodiversity records for research and conservation, presented by The Rooms’ Natural History Collections Management Assistant.

Planning tip

Tickets are available online or by phone; consider bringing any Rooms membership info if you qualify for the free member option.

Venue / local angle

Hosted by The Rooms in St. John’s, featuring collections expertise connected to Newfoundland biodiversity.

Details

Seventy scientific experts explored Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula limestone landscapes and conducted a BioBlitz (rapid survey of plants, animals, and fungi). Leah Robichaud shares how collections staff at The Rooms turn discoveries into verifiable biodiversity data to support research and conservation of this ecosystem.

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