The 2020 City Nature Challenge is just around the corner!

Get ready: the 2020 City Nature Challenge is coming up in April, and we need YOU to help us show the world just how wild the Denver-Boulder region is!

From April 24 – May 3, 2020, Boulder County and the Denver Metro Area are teaming up to compete in this year’s City Nature Challenge (CNC)! Last year, our region came up with a whopping 6,211 total observations, 970 identified plant and wildlife species, and had 406 observers and 259 identifiers.

There is nature all around us, even in our cities. Knowing what species are here and where they are helps us study and protect them, but the ONLY way to effectively do that is by working together (scientists, land managers, community members, you name it) to find and document nature in our area. By participating in the CNC, not only do you learn more about local nature, but you can also make our urban areas a better place – for you and our wild neighbors!

The competition will take place in two phases: the first four days, April 24 – 27, are the bioblitz. We need you all to get out and document as many plant and wildlife observations via iNaturalist as possible. During the last six days, April 28 – May 3, participants can upload their observations taken during the bioblitz, and help identify and verify observations. The Boulder-Denver Metro Area City Nature Challenge encompasses Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

To receive updates, join the iNaturalist project. Since the project is set up as a bioblitz, all you need to do is upload your observations taken during the April 24 – 27 timeframe by May 3rd at 11:59pm and they’ll automatically be counted. If you observe any species of wildlife throughout Boulder County, remember to continue adding to the Boulder County Wildlife Project, too!

We have some awesome prizes available to participants this year, ranging from REI’s Flash 18 Print Backpacks, nature photography coffee table books, trail guides, and more. Make sure you set aside some time to get outside! And bring a friend or family member along, will ya?!

For more information about the Denver-Boulder CNC and to learn about events in the area, check out this page and follow us on Facebook. Questions? Contact Melanie Hill at the WILD Foundation, melanie@wild.org.

Posted on 27 de fevereiro de 2020, 07:56 PM by melanie_hill