CNC Update
Hi All,
We are 19 days into our prelude to the City Nature Challenge whereby we are looking at the accumulation of observation across the Geelong Region.
There have been 70 observers submit observations with a total 281 species recorded.
The Surf Coast has bolted away with in terms of observations and total species count in part due to some GFNC members attending the Frogwood Arboretum/ Bambra wetlands excursion last weekend.
The area summaries are shown at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/cnc-geelong-regions
Leaders for the various areas as follows:
Surf Coast- John Neman
Bellarine – Jane Morrow
Geelong City – Rod Lowther
Upper Barwon and Otways- John Neman
Northern Greater Geelong- mdbirds
The prelude will continue until the 22nd April so keep those observation coming in!
As with the City Nature Challenge, casual observations are allowed and count towards observation number but will not be considered in the species listing. The process is on the web submission page instead of selecting “Choose files” command, click on the “More Import Options” and follow the instructions. This will enable ebird lists to be included and if anyone wishes some help with the process of uploading - please contact me for additional instructions.
I have had a few questions around the boundaries of our Gelong region for the CNC and in response to requests I have amended it slightly to now include Mud Island and all of Colac ( previously we only had the outer areas to the east).
Details on our survey region can be viewed at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/places/geelong-bioblitz-region
I am happy to report the City Nature Challenge will still be on in April but we recently were advised by the International Organisers that it will no longer should be considered as a competition as many area are impacted due the Coronavirus and their group activities are be scaled down or prohibited.
The CNC event promotes biodiversity and seeks to have people to connect with nature- this can still be achieved under the current circumstances and CNC – Geelong will focus its efforts in having people record observations from their backyard, park and reserves as individuals or very small groups while still ensuring good social distancing principles and other hygiene practices are in place.
For further information around the City Nature Challenge – Geelong, you may contact me via the iNaturalist messaging system or directly by email
Best wishes, Rodl
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