CNC is kicking off on Friday, April 25 and running through Monday, April 28. You're welcome to make nature observations anywhere across either Richland or Lexington counties!

All types of observations count. We're on the lookout for any wild plant, animal, mushrooms or even signs of life such as nests, scat or roadkill! "Common" species are just as important as rare ones! The more observations we make the more biodiversity is documented. Nature wins!!

Tips for a successful ...

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This year is Surrey's 6th City Nature Challenge and the 10th anniversary of the CNC globally. If you are thinking about where you would like to go in Surrey to blitz for this weekend, consider working those milestones (or some combination) into your activities. Example visit 6 or 10 sites between April 25-28, or set a goal of 6, 10, or 60 fave plants, fungi and animal observations at a site.

And remember scat and tracks and other "signs" (like beaver chewed trees or branches, or c...

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I've been wrapping up my projects involving the fireweed flower gall midge and wanted to thank all of you who provided observations that helped with the distribution mapping of this insect!

Thanks so much to @muir @tepary @hubert...

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The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970.
Oil spills, polluting factories, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, and freeways were contributing to a loss of wilderness and extinction of wildlife around the world. Millions of people took to the streets demanding that environmental issues be put onto the national agenda.

Today, Earth Day is marking 55 years.
This morning, I was fortunate to be with a group of female clients from the YWCA at a tree planting event hosted...

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City Nature Challenge is returning to the Vale of York this Friday and we'd love it if you could take part again this year, where we are trying to get the most people involved observations submitted and species spotted in the UK.

The City Nature Challenge is from 25-28th April 2025, and this year York wants to build on its great success from the previous year by getting more people involved in making observations of wildlife in and around the city.

With an expanded York are...

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Intrepid Naturalists,

In celebration of Earth Day, Professors Gordon, Kwon, and Austin kicked off Menlo College's first-ever Bioblitz experience. We learned a lot from our pilot project and will be hosting a brown bag meeting with our excellent librarians at Bowman to debrief and come up with ideas on how we can make it better in the future.

Some challenges we ran into on the first round:

Making sure that participants don't distract each other and find some quiet mo...

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Join us on Saturday, June 7th, at The Commons (Building 210) for an exciting opportunity to explore educational booths that highlight the diversity of the park. Specialists from various biological fields will be present, including Park Rangers, representatives from the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, members of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, the Kitsap Peninsula Mycology Society, local entomologist Richard Lewis, and more!

Event Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Good morning 🌺 just 3 days to go to the start of the iNat City Nature Challenge 25.🎉 We're planning some exciting outings to Mtunzini on Friday, R/bay local areas on Saturday, st Lucia on Sunday and enseleni NR on Monday. Please could we get some feedback who would be interested in joining any of these outings, so that we can plan logistics further. 🌷Contact Simone or Richard to join, [email protected] ,

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Be the leader of the those making observations within the Harris County Precinct 3 City Nature Challenge project.

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Příští víkend proběhne soutěž ve focení přírody City Nature Challenge (25.-28. dubna 2025). Bude to patrně příval fotografií rostlin. Prosím o pomoc s jejich určováním.
Akce je v jednotlivých městech doprovázena různými aktivitami.
https://www.citynaturechallenge.cz/
https://www.nm.cz/navstivte-nas/pr...

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So there are lots of flowers blooming, make sure to pay attention for the diversity of pollinators.
Plenty of great opportunities to snap a pic of a hover fly, parasitic wasp or mason bee.
So many great observations to make, remember to stay hydrated, monitor for signs of heat stress and wear sunscreen.

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¡Otro proyecto de la Semana de las Agallas!
Únete a los miembros de iNaturalist de todo el mundo para buscar agallas durante la semana de ocho días que va del 3 al 11 de mayo. Añade cada observación de agallas al proyecto de la Semana de las Agallas de Mayo de 2025.
Para participar, regístrate en
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/gall-week-may-2025

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🐛 Just two more days to go! The City Nature Challenge 2025 in Takuapa-Phang Nga Mission is about to begin. Get ready, all explorers, old and young!

🌿 This year, we’re kicking off the event on the morning of April 26 with a northern route — starting in Kuraburi town. It’ll be our official opening. In the afternoon, we’ll explore the riverside ecosystem from Wat Kongkaphimuk, near the old town area, and follow the Takua Pa River to Pak Lay. It promises to be an exciting journey! 🛶

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Began walk at Kennedy pond walking from swamp to the jetty, in the way I found a fire pit which had many trees surrounding it. At the site I found numerous trees which were covered in lichens of all varieties. The main form of lichen was a crustose lichen which was a pale gray, the second form of lichen was a yellow crustose lichen which became much more vibrant under UV light. On the same tree I found a crustose lichen with red circular pieces protruding from it. I then identified foliose...

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Over 500 still photo observations have now been reviewed and labelled, predominantly comprising fishes. Number 500 was a cute little puffer fish called Arothron nigropunctatus, here seen apparently pressing itself against a piece of dead reef, flexing its bodying laterally ...

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Did you know that a number of the Indianapolis Public Library branches have naturalized spaces where you can make observations anytime -- especially during the City Nature Challenge! Here's a list! Not sure where these branches are? Visit https://www.indypl.org/locations to find a branch near you. And leave a comment and let us know what you find!

Notable Outdoor Space
Beech Grove - adjacen...

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Thank you all for being a part of the City Nature Challenge 2025! We are so excited for a 4 day weekend of biodiversity!

There will be lots of guided events to be a part of if that interests you:
Friday, April 25
12:00–1:00 PM: Lunch and Learn Stroll starting at Rockford Public Library Main Branch.
2:00–3:00 PM: Guided Plant Hike at Tuttle Clarkson Conservation Area.
5:30–7:30 PM: Guided Wander at Deer Run Forest Preserve.​

Saturday, April 26
9:00–10:00...

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Did you know that invasive species are the second biggest threat to global biodiversity after habitat loss? Invasive species can be plants, animals, or microbes that are introduced into places outside their native habitat. If a species looks out of place, or if there is a dense population of a single species, it could be invasive. If you see an invasive species, report it by:

• Calling 250-360-3302
• Emailing the CRD (...

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Its almost time for our first Bioblitz! Are you ready?

• Let us know you are coming by registering here: https://forms.gle/qLYMmLsrh1ZsxDhk8

• Download the iNaturalist app to your smartphone and create an account.

• Practice making an observation in your own yard. If you run into difficulties, don’t let that prevent you from joining us! We will be offering a small tutoria...

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We’ll officially announce the MiCorps AIS Detection Blitz at the Michigan Lakes & Streams Association Conference in Muskegon this weekend, April 25-26. If you’ll be there, drop by the MSUE Center for Lakes and Streams table for details, fresh ID resources, and a quick hello. See you there!

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Hi Everyone! I am so excited that the 2025 CNC is just a few days away! I don't know about you, but my hiking bag is packed, my camera battery is charged, and I am plotting out all my favorite hidden nature gems to check out this weekend! Please spread the word and get family and friends to participate with you!!

Please join the 2025 project: https://ww...

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Hi Everyone! I am so excited that the 2025 CNC is just a few days away! I don't know about you, but my hiking bag is packed, my camera battery is charged, and I am plotting out all my favorite hidden nature gems to check out this weekend! Please spread the word and get family and friends to participate with you!!

Remember to keep it wild and avoid the 3 Ps- people, pets, and potted plants. The goal is to document the naturally occurring wildlife all around the globe!

For g...

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Happy Earth Day fellow Earthlings!

We are just a few days out from the beginning of the City Nature Challenge and I’m here to help motivate you!

Many times, people forget about the little guys (think insects!) and they can be easy to oversee, especially when we see more obvious animals like deer or birds.

For this year’s CNC, I’m encouraging participants to also focus on the little guys, like insects. Look below you on the ground, in vegetation, in cracks and cre...

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If you are interested in participating in this event, please reach out to Rachael Stark at rstark @ pecpa.org

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Happy Earth Day, Panthertown Bioblitzers! Friends of Panthertown is excited to start our series of program hikes with you all. I hope to see you soon at our kickoff event at WCU, one of our hikes in the coming weeks, and at our final celebration on May 17!

Email [email protected] for any questions

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Odonata numbers have been increasing. We should be ready for a big increase in numbers and diversity.

We have over 200 observations so far, 8 species. Sounds pretty good, but pretty far behind 2024. A year ago at this point, we had nearly 400 observations and 17 species. But the last week of April is typically the biggest of the month. Think sunshine.

We do have 42 counties represented so far for April. This includes some contemporary observations for Ross and Washington Co...

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Hello!

This is it! City Nature Challenge begins at the end of this week! It might end up being a little damp, but the temperatures look very promising for a productive City Nature Challenge weekend. Make plans to get out there with your friends, upload a bunch of observations, and help us beat the Detroit Zoo in our friendly competition.

Also, if you want to stay plugged in to the local iNaturalist community, join our West Michigan iNaturalist discord server:

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