What is the City Nature Challenge?
Four days dedicated to documenting all the living things that share our planet, especially those near where we live.
This community science event started in 2016 as a rivalry between two cities: Los Angeles and San Francisco. Each year since more cities have joined in the fun with the 2021 event drawing participation from 419 communities around the globe. Last year was the first year that Winnipeg took part.
The City Nature Challenge is an opportunity for iNaturalist observers and identifiers to work together to build skills and knowledge in the community. Last year's challenge saw 2,432 observations of 423 species contributed by 63 observers in the Winnipeg region.
Are there things you would like to see happen as part of our CNC activity in the Winnipeg region? Would you like to help out with the coming event? Do you know other people or organizations that might be willing to participate in 2022? Feel free to reach out in the comments or message @marykrieger with questions, comments, ideas and concerns. If you know of someone who would like to start a City Nature Challenge in another location in Canada, encourage them to reach out to davidd@cwf-fcf.org at the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Further reading:
City Nature Challenge at the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) https://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/inaturalist/cnc/
City Nature Challenge website https://citynaturechallenge.org/
