Get ready Utah! The 2021 City Nature Challenge is almost here!
Nature is all around us in Northern Utah – and we need your help photographing it from April 30-May 3, during The 2021 City Nature Challenge! This annual international effort encourages people to find and photograph their nearby plants and wildlife using iNaturalist. All observations are recorded in our local project, but also contribute to the global bioblitz, with over 350 participating cities. We call our "city" The Wasatch (a combination of Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber Counties), and we need your help to highlight Utah's nature on a global scale by finding as many wild plants and animals as you can within these 8 Utah counties.
2021 marks the 5th year Utah is taking part in the City Nature Challenge, and last year was our most successful turnout to-date (over 6,500 observations!), nearly double our record, and a 170% increase in nature observers - that's you! We're looking to break last year's record, but we can't do with without you! How will you take part this year? Will you revisit a walk you did in 2020? Record as much nature as you can in your yard or neighborhood? Will you hop on one of our many partner bioblitz events?
How to take part:
-take photos of the wild living things (or evidence of the wild living things) you find in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Wasatch, Weber and Utah counties from April 30-May 3
-Add them to iNaturalist, and they will automatically count towards CNC: The Wasatch
-Get the word out to your friends and family!
-Join the 2021 City Nature Challenge: The Wasatch project for updates.
Looking for a local event, ways to connect, or fun resources for educators, families, or anyone interested in this year's City Nature Challenge? Visit The Natural History Museum of Utah's CNC webpage for more info: https://nhmu.utah.edu/citizen-science/challenge
City Nature Challenge 2021 important dates:
-Make nature observations on iNaturalist: April 30 - May 3
-All remaining observations uploaded to iNaturalist and identified: May 4 - May 9
-International results announced: May 10
-More info on the 2021 CNC in Utah: https://nhmu.utah.edu/challenge
Interested in a little competition?
We're making this year's challenge a friendly competition between participating Utah counties (Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Wasatch, Weber and Utah). Who can find the most nature? With your help, it could be your county!
We can't wait to see what you find this year!
-NHMU Citizen Science (@nhmucitsci) & The Wasatch organizing partners: Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Ogden Nature Center, Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, TreeUtah, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University.
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