Natural Lands is excited to be part of the 2024 City Nature Challenge. This community initiative encourages everyone to connect with nature using iNaturalist. The Challenge is free, easy, and open to all. Simply look for nature (it’s everywhere!), take photos noting the location, and submit observations to iNaturalist.org. The smartphone or desktop app is free to download. Don’t worry if you don’t know the name of the plant or animal species you photograph; iNaturalist suggests identifications and peer reviewers double-check sightings.
Philadelphia City Nature Challenge runs Friday, April 26, through Monday, April 29, 2024, in Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties in PA, as well as Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in NJ.
Explore your local patch anytime during the four-day window or join Natural Lands on Friday, April 26, at Saunders Woods Preserve and we will introduce you to the iNaturalist app and practice observation skills, and then explore the forests and meadows capturing photos and uploading them to the app for identification.