iNaturalist City Nature Challenge 2021 — Dallas/Fort Worth

Mark those calendars and cancel all plans. You’ve got to spend time in nature!

Join Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Master Naturalists, the Nature Conservancy, the Audubon Society, and many others in a fun challenge to see which city can document the most species during April 30 – May 3. It is easy to participate by joining an event or making observations on your own using the iNaturalist app. With the iNaturalist app, you just take a picture of a plant or animal, and the community will help identify which species it is. Any observation in the greater metropolitan area of Dallas/Fort Worth (including Johnson County) will count during the four day challenge. You can participate by exploring the life in your backyard, in your local park, or on a field trip with your local naturalist group. You can also help with IDs for other people’s observations to increase our species count, come to a bioblitz, or even hold your own event!

April 30-May3: Observation time. May 4 – 9: Identifying and uploading observations to iNaturalist.

iNaturalist link with more details, including map of area included in the challenge: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021-dallas-fort-worth

Check back for developing information about Rio Brazos Chapter member participation, adherence to Covid guidelines, and more. Participation will count towards volunteer hours.