City Nature Challenge | April 28 - May 1, 2023
Finding Urban Nature is as Easy as Taking a Photo!
Nature is all around us in Northern Utah – especially in our urban settings,
and each spring we join hundreds of cities around the globe to photograph nature during The City Nature Challenge! This annual international effort encourages people to find and photograph plants and wildlife in cities around the globe using iNaturalist. We call our "city" Utah's Wasatch (a combination of Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber Counties).
How to Take Part
Take Photos of Wild Things
- ANY plants, animals, fungi, etc. that you see in and around Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties!
Add Photos to iNaturalist
- It's a free platform you can use on a phone or computer. Every observation made will automatically count towards the CNC!
- NHMU iNaturalist tips
Stay Connected
- Follow Utah's Wasatch iNaturalist project
- Help ID what people find.
- Join a local event
City Nature Challenge FAQ's.
Revisit Past Programs
- Neighborhood Nature: Spring in Utah! Presentation with local biologists
- Stay Curious Utah lessons for students
Continuing Education Resources
- Explore results, continue to discover local biodiversity, and prepare for the 2022 Challenge with this City Nature Challenge Education Toolkit
- Host a bioblitz around your home using National Geographic Backyard Bioblitz
- Explore Common Utah Birds with this guide from the Tracy Aviary
- Explore nature in and around your home
Special thanks to all 2023 City Nature Challenge: The Wasatch Partners
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