Join the City Nature Challenge in Utah next week!

Hi everyone!

We are so excited for Utah to participate in its 4th City Nature Challenge!

City Nature Challenge 2020 important dates:
-Make and share observations on iNaturalist: April 24 - 27
-All observations uploaded and identified: April 28 - May 3
-International results announced: May 4
-More info on the 2020 CNC in Utah here: https://nhmu.utah.edu/challenge

This year there are over 230 cities participating in the CNC in more than 35 countries. You can see the full city list on the City Nature Challenge website. We need your help making observations in Utah!

You’re tagged in this post because you are one of Utah’s top observers and/or identifiers, and we hope you're willing to take part in documenting and identifying the incredible biodiversity of our region at the same time as thousands of people around the world exploring their own communities. Traditionally, Utah CNC partners have hosted various bioblitz events throughout northern Utah for the event. In light of COVID-19, we are instead encouraging interested participants to record the biodiversity in and around their homes and communities in whatever way feels most comfortable to keep themselves, their family, and their community safe, while also adhering to current government regulations.

8 Utah counties (Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Wasatch, Weber, and Utah) are combining efforts as a unified “city” that spans northern Utah for this year’s challenge. All your observations made in these counties from April 24-27 will be automatically aggregated in our iNaturalist CNC project, “The Wasatch.” Participating cities worldwide (including UT) are in the CNC umbrella project (https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2020), and a full leaderboard will be live on the City Nature Challenge website (https://citynaturechallenge.org/city-list-2020/) once the CNC starts.

We look forward to seeing the amazing biodiversity we can record in UT during the CNC! Follow The Wasatch project for more information, updates, and to stay connected.

Thanks!
-Ellen (@elleneiriksson) and the 2020 UT CNC Partners: Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Natural History Museum of Utah, Ogden Nature Center, Red Butte Garden, SLC Parks & Public Lands, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy, Tracy Aviary, US Department of Agriculture, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Utah Valley University, and Utah Open Lands

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Posted on 17 de abril de 2020, 11:15 PM by elleneiriksson