{"id":7176,"date":"2021-04-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=7176"},"modified":"2021-04-25T20:42:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T00:42:24","slug":"city-nature-challenge-starts-april-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2021\/04\/26\/city-nature-challenge-starts-april-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"City Nature Challenge Starts April 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/citynaturechallenge.org\/\">City Nature Challenge<\/a> is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. Because of its participatory, decentralized design, we decided to endorse it. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, we hope you will safely document biodiversity in whatever way you can, even from the safety of your own home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge starts on Friday, April 30th and ends Monday, May 3rd. During that time, please document as many plant and animal species as you can. From May 4-9th, upload and work on identifying the species you find. Results are announced on May 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of Massachusetts groups already exist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/city-nature-challenge-2021-pioneer-valley\">Pioneer Valley<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/city-nature-challenge-2021-worcester-ma\">Worcester<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/city-nature-challenge-2021-tyngsborough\">Tyngsborough<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/city-nature-challenge-2021-wellesley-ma\">Wellesley<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/city-nature-challenge-2021-boston-area\">Boston and Eastern Massachusetts Coast<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">iNaturalist.org<\/a> and create an account;<\/li><li>Download the iNaturalist app from the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/inaturalist\/id421397028?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">AppStore<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.inaturalist.android\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a>;<\/li><li>Sign In to the app;<\/li><li>Join one of the groups above, create your own or help on your own;<\/li><li>Start sharing your observations;<\/li><li>Get feedback from actual scientists, experts, and other naturalists.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/citynaturechallenge.org\/events-page\/\">On-line Training Events<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/citynaturechallenge.org\/education-toolkit\/\">Education Toolkit<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/citynaturechallenge.org\/cnc-faqs-page\/\">FAQ<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. 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