The City Nature Challenge has begun!

Here in Boston, we have about 7.5 hours before our adventure begins, but our friends and competitors in the eastern hemisphere have already started their CNCs! Check out the City Nature Challenge 2019 umbrella project to watch LIVE as the 148 participating cities around the world start to log observations.

One of our goals this year is to have 50% of this project's observations become research grade. There are two major ways you can help us achieve this ambitious goal:

1. Be an identifier
   If you are a professional scientist studying a specific taxon, a birder or member of another more niche group, an amateur naturalist, or just a regular person that knows a few local species, this is one of the most impactful ways to be involved. On the home page of this project, click "Observations" then the "Identify" button. In the "Species" search bar, type the name of the organism group (can be any taxon level) that you know how to identify, and get started!

2. Take identifiable observations
   Photos that are blurry or very far away from the organism cannot be identified. Make sure that the photos you post are clear, and the organism is visible. If it is far away in the picture, post a zoomed in photo, or add a comment to your observation post that tells identifiers where the organism is located in the frame. Sometimes photos from specific angles or of certain parts of the organism's body are needed for identification. Check out this photo guide to learn how to take easily-identifiable observations.

Posted on 25 de abril de 2019, 08:36 PM by zoefoster