City Nature Challenge 2022: Utah's Wasatch's Boletim

17 de abril de 2023

The City Nature Challenge is back April 28-May 1, 2023!

Help us document Utah's biodiversity during this global bioblitz! Any iNaturalist observation you make in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber Counties from April 28-May 1 will automatically count towards one of the largest global bioblitz events of the year - The City Nature Challenge! Visit the 2023 Utah project page to see boundaries, and get ready to find your local nature. We can't do it without you!

How will you take part this year? Revisit a walk you did in 2022? Look for nature during breaks from work? Visit a place you've never been? Record as much nature as you can in your yard or neighborhood? Join a bioblitz event?

Hello! You were the top 50 observers or identifiers during the 2022 CNC in Utah, will you help make observations again this year? @brynnastle @maticus @tigerbb @alysonwilkins @kmosbruger @calebstroh @chad_w @elleneiriksson @chaosfoundme @hmcentire @dallonw @evatc @aizaksonas @aroe @bob649 @jachwest @coco_hobson22 @kylee1 @brunsonm @e_set @connie43 @avery_epp17 @msalfer15 @tobiashays @izzie25 @mrpotato @zugadoo @melaakh @clairedavis1 @cjatomic @lcthompson @patrickkelly907 @isabelle584 @matthewwilliams6 @marilc @nsweeney @aspgates @scmkr @juliewittrock @craigjhowe @greysonator @kassidy14 @david26781 @katrinaderieg @pops360 @noelleatkin @station8truckie @dprasad @daveeiriksson @tanyaminott @richard_garcia2 @sklange @elanafeldman @kate9631306 @natsukki

Posted on 17 de abril de 2023, 06:12 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

25 de maio de 2022

Help vote for 2022 CNC Crowd Favorites!

THANK YOU to the hundreds of people who submitted observations to the 2022 City Nature Challenge in Utah! To celebrate the amazing turnout, and great observations made in UT, we want to give out some PRIZES, and we need your help to determine the winners!

To show our gratitude, the Natural History Museum of Utah, Utah's Hogle Zoo, and Thanksgiving point are teaming up to give tickets to the winners of the following categories:

  • Crowd Favorite Invertebrate Observation (2 tickets to: NHMU, Hogle Zoo, & Thanksgiving Point)
  • Crowd Favorite Vertebrate Observation (2 tickets to: NHMU, Hogle Zoo, & Thanksgiving Point)
  • Crowd Favorite Plant/Fungus/Lichen Observation (2 tickets to: NHMU, Hogle Zoo, & Thanksgiving Point)

A committee of Utah CNC organizers have narrowed down thousands of observations into a few finalists for each category - and we'd like YOU to pick the winners! Tell us in the journal comments below which observation you would like to win for each category - voting closes on Tuesday, May 31st. We'll announce the winners on June 1st!

Here are the finalists:

Invertebrate Observations:
-LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle(Anatis lecontei) in Cache County, seen by @joshcarrell
-A tiny Six-spotted Orbweaver(Araniella displicata), seen by @bugtonsquare
-Brown Waterscorpion(Ranatra fusca), photographed by @tug
-A sparkly Marsh Ground Beetle (Genus Elaphrus) photographed by @hmcentire
-This ant mimic jumping spider, Genus Synageles seen by @tobiashays

Vertebrate Observations:
-A leaping Least Chipmunk(Neotamias minimus) along Parleys Creek, seen by @kmosbruger
-Striped Skunk(Mephitis mephitis) in Farmington, seen by @connie43
-Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) in Utah County photographed by @springlake1
-Coyote (Canis latrans) on a Bonneville Shoreline Trail stroll, seen by @aizaksonas
-California Quail (Callipepla californica) photographed by @danm

Plant/Fungus/Lichen Observations:
-A lovely Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (Pediocactus simpsonii) in north-western Box Elder County, seen by @fisherd
-Spring Orange Peel Fungus (Caloscypha fulgens) near Cottonwood Heights, SLC, seen by @uplate
-Paintbrushes (Genus Castilleja) photographed by @dallen-webster
-White Morel (Morchella americana) near Kaysville photographed by @gabrielamushroom
-Yellow Fritillary (Fritillaria pudica) photographed by @sandkinz

Tell us in the journal comments below which observation you think is the winner for each category - voting closes on Tuesday, May 31st. We'll announce the winners on June 1st!

Posted on 25 de maio de 2022, 12:51 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci | 24 comentários | Deixar um comentário

20 de maio de 2022

2022 CNC - Utah Results

Congratulations to all on another successful year of the City Nature Challenge! Utah participants helped to record some amazing biodiversity here in the state, and broke the record for most species ever observed during a City Nature Challenge in Utah! Combined with (see the international project stats here), and combined with those of over 440+ cities around the world, we collectively recorded more iNaturalist observations than any previous CNC!

Utah Stats:
Total # of observations: 5,073
Total # of observers: 410
Total # of species documented: 1,053 -- including 26 rare/endangered/threatened species
Most observed species: TIED -- Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) & Redstem Stork's-Bill (Erodium cicutarium)
Number of participating Utah counties: 8

Thank you for taking part in the 2022 City Nature Challenge! We will see you next year!

-Sincerely, the Natural History Museum of Utah Citizen Science Program (@nhmucitsci) & Utah's Wasatch CNC organizing partners: Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Trails & Natural Lands Division, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University, Urban Village Residential.

Posted on 20 de maio de 2022, 08:44 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

2022 CNC - Global Results

Congratulations to all on another successful year of the City Nature Challenge! Utah participants helped to record some amazing biodiversity here in the state (see Utah stats here), and combined with those of over 440+ cities around the world, we collectively recorded more iNaturalist observations than any previous CNC!

Global Stats:

Total # of observations: 1,694,877
Total # of observers: 67,220
Average # of observations per contributor: 25.2
Total # of species documented: 50,176+, including more than 2,244 rare/endangered/threatened species
Most observed species: Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Number of participating countries: 47
Number of participating cities: 445

Thank you for taking part in the 2022 City Nature Challenge! We will see you next year!

-Sincerely, the Natural History Museum of Utah Citizen Science Program (@nhmucitsci) & Utah's Wasatch CNC organizing partners: Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Trails & Natural Lands Division, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University, Urban Village Residential.

Posted on 20 de maio de 2022, 08:43 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

05 de maio de 2022

Photos in Wildlife Research

As the basis of City Nature Challenge, snapping photos of wildlife can reveal huge amounts of data. But what about those camera shy, elusive species? Researchers around the world have been using trail cameras to gather data on population size and movement of rare and shy species for several years now. These cameras can be set up and left for months, so are completely non-invasive. They are triggered by heat and movement and can reveal the secret lives of wildlife.

For the last two years Utah’s Hogle Zoo has been maintaining trail cameras along a 20-mile stretch of the Jordan River and we have seen some incredible things. From barn owls swooping down for their prey to falcon selfies, from beavers collecting willows to red fox kits growing up we are always amazed at the diversity of life near our urban river.

You can read more about local Utah research using trail cameras here: https://sagelandcollaborative.org/wasatch-wildlife-watch

Now check out this cutie down by the river-

Thank you for taking part in this years City Nature Challenge and contributing to wildlife research.

Happy identifying!

Warmly and wildly, the Conservation Department at Utah’s Hogle Zoo & Utah's Wasatch organizing partners: NHMU Citizen Science Program, Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Trails & Natural Lands Division, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University, UV Residential.

Posted on 05 de maio de 2022, 05:19 PM by kayleighm kayleighm | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

04 de maio de 2022

Need Some Help with Identifying?

We are well on our way to identifying all of our great find from the weekend, at the time of writing it looks like we are around half way there- let's keep going!

Here are some websites that could be helpful in your ID-ing journey over the next few days:
https://www.insectidentification.org/
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/
https://www.arborday.org/trees/whattree/
https://identify.plantnet.org/
https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide

There are also many apps you can download so in the future you can identify species on the fly!

Let's start with our very own iNaturalist app-
Seek: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app

Birds
Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/app
Merlin Bird ID: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Plants
Plantsnap: https://www.plantsnap.com/
Leafsnap: http://leafsnap.com/

Fungi
Picture Mushroom: https://picturemushroom.com/
Mushroom identificator: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mushroom-identificator/id1227854971

Insects
Picture insect: https://pictureinsect.com/

Happy ID-ing Team Wasatch!

Warmly and wildly, the Conservation Department at Utah’s Hogle Zoo & Utah's Wasatch organizing partners: NHMU Citizen Science Program, Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Trails & Natural Lands Division, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University, UV Residential.

Posted on 04 de maio de 2022, 08:32 PM by kayleighm kayleighm | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

03 de maio de 2022

Help us make IDs - and share cool finds!

We've entered phase II of the City Nature Challenge - Uploading and ID/Verification. For observations to counts towards the official City Nature Challenge tally, we have through the end of the day Sunday 5/8 to upload all images taken during the CNC. As observations continue to roll in this week, we need your help to identify and verify as many as possible - to enhance scientific validity of each observation and make note of any interesting or exciting finds. Here's how to help:

ID & Verify on your own

  • Browse through Utah's Wasatch CNC project & make ID's when possible
  • Please ID to the best of your ability - do not over-step your expertise.
  • Come across cool observations (fun photos, interesting finds, unique observations, etc.)? Tell us about them in the comments of this post!

Join City Nature Challenge iNaturalist ID Parties!
We'll gather for two in-person events to look through and discuss observations together. Bring a laptop or mobile device. Novice and experienced iNaturalist ID-ers welcome

Posted on 03 de maio de 2022, 06:06 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci | 5 comentários | Deixar um comentário

02 de maio de 2022

It's the Final Push!

We're down to the final hours of the 2022 City Nature Challenge - how many more observations can you squeeze in today? As a reminder, you just need to take your wild nature photos today - and then you have until the end of the day Sunday May 8th to upload these photos as iNaturalist observations.

It has been a great 3.5 days of observing nature - thanks to all for taking time to make some observations! We're so excited to see what you find this afternoon, and tonight (anyone looking for moths and other nocturnal wildlife tonight?!). The CNC wraps officially at 11:59pm! Shout out to our current observation leaders, @somewhereinutah and @brynnastle, and @brunsonm and @hmcentire, who are leading the species count.

Posted on 02 de maio de 2022, 09:45 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

27 de abril de 2022

You don’t need a smartphone to take part in CNC!

Did you know absolutely anyone can take part in City Nature Challenge? We are documenting all species everywhere, and you don’t need a smartphone to take part!

How to upload photos taken with a camera onto iNaturalist:

  1. Go to iNaturalist.org and login
  2. Click “Upload” or “Add Observations”
  3. Consider cropping or improving photos. By downloading photos to a desktop or laptop first, you have the opportunity to make edits such as: cropping (zooming in), or enhancing contrast in order to make the intended subject stand out more. You can always add or delete photos in an observation once made by clicking the edit option. This means you can take some in the field and add edited photos later too.
  4. Either select “Choose Files” or drag and drop photos to upload.
  5. Use the Select and Combine features if uploading several observations at once in order to group multiple photos into their relevant individual observations. First select a photo and hold down the ‘Shift’ key as you select additional photos in order to group photos to “Combine.”
  6. Click on Species Name to see suggested IDs. Identify your organism to the best of your ability, even if it means listing “Insect” for an unknown arthropod. (Hint: If you proceed to location first, you will receive more accurate suggested IDs.)
  7. If your camera doesn’t have built in GPS, you can choose the location where the photo was captured. Choose Location and click Update Observations. You can also select multiple observations and apply the same location to all at once.
  8. Hit “Submit Observations.” Your observation(s) will automatically upload.

More information can be found in this short video:
https://vimeo.com/167431843

Tips on taking good photos for CNC

City Nature Challenge 2022 is just around the corner- remember, all observations must include a photo to verify the sighting!

Here are some quick tips for getting good photos to upload:

• If using a smartphone, turn on location settings so it will automatically log the coordinates of where the species was photographed
• Try and get the whole species in the photo
• Be steady! Photos that are clear and crisp instead of blurry will help with identification down the line.
• You can upload multiple photos with an identification, so take multiple photos! You can get different angles, focus on different parts (e.g. leaf, flower, identifiable markings)
• When you have the perfect shot you can crop the photo to try and bring the species closer in frame
• When you upload your photo, if you are unsure of the species you can leave a more general identification- such as the family or genus. Others will help identify the species next week!
• Remember- try not to disturb or damage the focus object or its surroundings when trying to get a photo.


Some great photos of Utah wildlife:

Mule deer uploaded by user Sjensen

Black capped chickadee uploaded by user Colin Moore

Firecracker penstemon uploaded by user Tobi

More information can be found here:

https://vimeo.com/167341998
https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/2465

Go Team Wasatch!

Warmly and wildly, the Conservation Department at Utah’s Hogle Zoo & Utah's Wasatch organizing partners: NHMU Citizen Science Program, Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Trails & Natural Lands Division, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University, UV Residential.

Posted on 27 de abril de 2022, 10:51 PM by kayleighm kayleighm | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

26 de abril de 2022

3 days to the 2022 City Nature Challenge!

Nature is all around us in Northern Utah – and we need your help photographing it from April 29 -May 2, during The 2022 City Nature Challenge! This annual global event records biodiversity in and around cities worldwide. The observations you make will showcase Utah's unique biodiversity on a global scale. Observations will be automatically counted in our local project, and also contribute to the collective global bioblitz, with over 400 participating cities. We call our "city" Utah's Wasatch (a combination of Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber Counties).

Last year, the Utah project gathered 5,900 observations...can we make more this year? We can't do with without you!

How to take part:
-Make iNaturalist observations of the wild living things (or evidence of the wild living things) you find in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Wasatch, Weber and Utah counties from April 29 - May 2
-Explore on your own, or join a local event
-Get the word out to your friends and family!
-Join the 2022 City Nature Challenge: The Wasatch project for updates.

Looking for a local event, ways to connect, or fun resources for educators, families, or anyone interested in this year's City Nature Challenge? Visit The Natural History Museum of Utah's CNC webpage for more info: https://nhmu.utah.edu/citizen-science/challenge

City Nature Challenge 2022 important dates:
-Make nature observations from April 29 - May 2
-Finish uploading images from May 3 - May 8
-If you are able, help make IDs and verify observations in the project from April 29 - May 8
-International & Utah results announced: the week of May 9
-More info on the 2022 CNC in Utah: https://nhmu.utah.edu/challenge

We can't wait to see what you find this year!
Sincerely, the NHMU Citizen Science Program (@nhmucitsci) & Utah's Wasatch organizing partners: Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Trails & Natural Lands Division, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University, UV Residential.

Posted on 26 de abril de 2022, 04:47 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

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