The dates have been set for the 2020 City Nature Challenge - interested in a side challenge?
As participants in the global CNC we have no control over the dates of this event. The fact that it is held in April may be considered as bad timing for many areas in North America. It is not an opportune time to perform bioblitzes in our areas and compile complete datasets that might highlight our local biodiversity... Last year in Calgary they had a little dump of snow on the CNC weekend - this didn't stop them tho - many Calgarians still came out and participated. In Halifax the weather on the Saturday was miserable and many of the organized activities were cancelled - even the ducks looked unhappy.
The CNC April event is an excellent opportunity to introduce iNat to our communities and a means to get people outdoors observing nature and looking for signs of spring. We must remember the saying 'there is no such thing as bad weather, simply bad clothing'. (Perhaps on a cold, wintry day before the CNC starts you might wish to explore the origins of that statement - there are a lot of interesting articles especially from Norway)
In 2019, Chicago issued a challenge to fellow CNC organizers to see if other northernly challenged groups were interested in a side competition. Thirteen cities accepted this challenge. Halifax almost reached the top spot on the leaderboard - we had Chicago in our sights!
In 2020, Halifax and Chicago are reissuing this challenge - Do other CNC groups wish to compete with/against us? Lets show the world that there are a lot of keen iNatters in our areas - the weather will not daunt us!
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If you are able please help spread the word about this side challenge. @alstrauss, @benarmstrong, @mkkennedy, @direland, @cladonia_chris, @kennedy9094, @paulabetz, @rager001, @rcurtis, @sam727, @whimbrelbirder
@daveireland
@mkkennedy Thanks for the heads up! I'll let a few people I know in that area about the challenge. Unfortunately the range for any CNC city this year doesn't stretch into Wisconsin, because of this I doubt that I personally will be able to take part in it but I'll do my best to give a heads up to some people.
Twin Cites is in!! We could include the WI counties on the border, if they want to be included, i think... even if you are cheese heads, we know you have keen observation skills!!
I love this idea. You can count me in, and I can try to spread the word to a few in my area. My husband and I each plan on participating in CNC 2020. He is brand new to it as of this year and is looking very forward to competing against me! Thanks for the heads up here.
Yes, definitely add Minneapolis-St. Paul to this challenge. Thanks!
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