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City Nature Challenge

April 25 @ 12:00 am - April 28 @ 11:30 pm

Participate

Join the 2025 City Nature Challenge! Link for City Nature Challenge Participation Info

Our list of participating cities and a link to our global project will be posted in March 2025.

Why participate?

There is nature all around us! Knowing what species are in our city and where they are helps us study and protect them, but the ONLY way to do that is by all of us – scientists, land managers, and the community – working together to find and document the nature in our area.

By participating in the City Nature Challenge, not only do you learn more about your local nature, but you can also make your city a better place – for you and other species!

Taking Part is Easy

Take Part as a Class

Engage students in community science and nature exploration by using the activities in our Education Toolkit.

Cities

Interested in organizing your city to participate in the 2025 CNC? Registration open until January 15, 2025. For more information, click below.

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Find Wildlife
It can be any WILD plant, animal, fungi, slime mold, or any other evidence of life found in your city.
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Take a Picture or Record a Sound
Take a picture or record the sound of what you find. Be sure to note the location of the critter or plant.
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Share
Share your observations through iNaturalist or your city’s chosen platform. If it’s planted or taken care of by people it is not WILD. Mark it captive/cultivated!

Details

Start:
April 25 @ 12:00 am
End:
April 28 @ 11:30 pm