2023 Columbia Shuswap City Nature Challenge
This weekend is the City Nature Challenge! Although we may be stretching the definition of a 'City' a bit, people in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District can participate in this annual bioblitz through the CSRD CNC project; https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2023-columbia-shuswap-regional-district-bc .
With snow just recently departed from the valley bottoms, it might feel a bit early to be out looking for bugs and birds. If that's the case, you might be interested in two projects later this year:
The Summer Northern Rocky Mountains Biodiversity Challenge (June 8-11th)
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2023-summer-nrmbc-columbia-shuswap-regional-district-bc
and
The Fall Northern Rocky Mountains Biodiversity Challenge (Sept 14th-Sept 17th)
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2023-fall-nrmbc-columbia-shuswap-regional-district-bc
These projects take inspiration from the City Nature Challenge, hoping to encourage interest in local biodiversity, but are geared towards the Yellowstone 2 Yukon region, with less of a focus on urban biodiversity and later observation windows better suited to our region's climate.
Find out more about the Northern Rocky Mountain Biodiversity Challenges here:
