What Went Down: Which city in the United States has the most nature? The City Nature Challenge 2017 (April 14-18) helped us find out! Just in time for National Citizen Science Day (April 15) and Earth Day (April 22), 16 U.S. cities asked residents of and visitors to these urban areas to explore nature all around them and document the species they find. Participants uploaded their findings through photos to the iNaturalist app. Observations may be vetted as Research Grade and shared with scientists working to better understand and protect nature.
Building on the success of last year's City Nature Challenge between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the event was expanded nationwide in 2017.
In 2016, over 20,000 observations were logged by over 1,000 citizen scientists, representing 1,698 species in the Bay Area, and 1,679 species in LA County! Check out the leaderboard of cities who participated in the City Nature Challenge 2017.
Visit the main City Nature Challenge website which includes links to City Nature Challenges across the United States. Observations could happen anywhere in the country, even beyond the 16 cities listed online. What a great chance to get outside and explore nature!
Share Your Story: Remember to use #ServeWithSNHU to join the movement and share your experience on social media throughout the event, and you can always give us more details on the Share My Story page. You can also get some super cool SNHU swag (order by May 7!) to make sure those photo opps are full of Penmen Pride! And, feel free to view and add your photos to the official SNHU Global Days of Service photo album on Google Photos!
Ask Questions: Staff member Jill Nugent is your volunteer project leader for this event. If you have general questions about SNHU Global Days of Service, please contact the Office of Alumni Engagement. And, check out more ways to get engaged with the SNHU community!
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