City Nature Challenge participation
I started using iNat only a few years ago.
In 2021, I discovered not only the year list challenge but also the City Nature Challenge, which I dove into with both my feet.
As for the CNC in 2021, I worked terribly hard all weekend and was pretty proud of myself when I ended up with 86 observations and 55 species. Sadly, I saw that my effort was waaaaay down the list compared to other participants, so I decided to at least try for a hundred observations and species for 2022.
And so it started, I entered into competition with myself.
To my surprise, I did manage to get my goal of a hundred species and observations this year for the CNC 2022. My effort was focused on two main areas, Richmond and Britannia Conservation areas on the Ontario side. The numbers are still being adjusted depending on IDs, however, right now as of May 11, I'm at 270 observations and 165 species. Pretty well done, and I'm giving myself a pat on the back. Nevertheless, it also means I have to do better next year!
The best with this challenge is that I learn what's in my local patch of green space.
Registering, looking up and logging the same species over and over, makes you learn them in the end. And that's not all, slowly I'm starting to also see right away, the differences in shape, colour and texture in various moss for example. This is amazing! I love this!
To share my love for this project, I also conducted a free volunteer CNC walk for the OFNC (Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club) at Shirley's Bay and a walk through my company at Mud Lake where participants would learn how to use iNaturalist.
My favourite observations during the CNC 2022:
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