COVID-19 and the City Nature Challenge

With the 2020 Denver-Boulder City Nature Challenge now just one week away (April 24 - May 3, 2020), we wanted to provide some updates on the current status of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event from April 24th- May3rd is still taking place however, this year the City Nature Challenge will no longer be a competition between cities but rather a collaborative initiative among cities that harnesses the healing power of nature. This will allow people to safely document biodiversity in whatever way they can, even from the safety of their own homes if necessary. We urge all participants to carefully follow public health guidelines provided by your local governments, as they are changing in real-time. For more information, please visit our website: wild.org/naturechallenge and download our City Nature Challenge Guide

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will no longer be hosting or promoting any group activities. We encourage all individual participants to explore nature in their close to their homes*. If you have trails and open spaces in your neighborhood, that’s great! Please check the status of all parks and open spaces before visiting. Please be respectful of all people and wildlife nearby, follow all social distancing requirements, and abide by local land and facility closures. Please avoid overcrowded areas.

Remember that your own backyard is teeming with wild nature! Your home is a complex ecosystem and contributor to the larger landscape. Be sure to spend lots of time in your yard and/or neighborhood exploring the diversity of plants, birds, insects, mammals, and other wildlife coming through at all hours. Have fun, and be safe!

*If you are concerned about revealing the location of a sensitive organism (or where your house is), you can hide the exact location from the public by changing the “geoprivacy” of the observation to “obscured.”

The Denver-Boulder City Nature Challenge is organized by the WILD Foundation, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Audubon, and Denver Metro Nature Alliance.

Posted on 17 de abril de 2020, 06:25 PM by melanie_hill melanie_hill

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