The 2019 City Nature Challenge has concluded, and the Boston Area was a force to be reckoned with! As of today, May 9th, here are Boston's results and rankings out of the 159 competing cities worldwide:
- 20,380 observations; 15th place overall
1,565 species; 25th place overall
604 identifiers; 9th place overall
1,110 observers; 10th place overall
Thank you so much to everyone who participated. Whether you led events, opened up your land to observers, recorded your own observations, or identified the observations of others, your outstanding efforts made this possible. The BioBlitz period of the CNC may be over, but we are not stopping there. Here are the next steps:
- If you took photos or sound recordings during the observation period but have not yet uploaded them, you can still record them here on iNaturalist and they will count towards the CNC.
- We also need help continuing to identify our observations. Boston's goal was to have 50% of our observations reach Research Grade; we are currently at 38%, so pick a taxon you are comfortable identifying and help us reach our goal!
- Consider joining the Boston Area Biodiversity Project or one of our six data quests (Dandelion Delights , Delectable Oysters, Early Flyers, Invasive Alert, Spring Marvels, The Great Squirrel Adventure) to continue contributing to research throughout the year.
Once again, thank you for participating, and we hope you will join us next year!
