The Boston City Nature Challenge is a fun worldwide collaborative bioblitz with cities across the world to observe the most species (April 26 - April 29) and then ID them (April 30 - May 6)! We'll be documenting urban biodiversity within the I-495 corridor, out to Stellwagen Bank, including Cape Cod and islands. It’s simple, it’s fun, and it contributes to scientific data helping to better understand our world and our non-human neighbors!
Join Blake Dinius, Plymouth County Extension entomologist, on April 29 at Great River Preserve for a collaborative bioblitz! He will lead participants on a walk around the preserve and help you catalog species. No registration is required but you are welcome to let Blake know you are joining. Contact Blake at bdinius@plymouthcountyma.gov. Please download iNaturalist ahead of time (instructions below).
For any questions, please contact Blake Dinius at bdinius@plymouthcountyma.gov.
Parking:
1025 Auburn St., Bridgewater MA
What to Wear and Bring:
Waterproof boots (the trails get wet and muddy at Great River)
Cell phone
Water
Restrictions:
All ages
No pets
How to participate:
Step 1: Download the iNaturalist app and create an account.
• Download the app (easiest): Android App (Google Play) iOS App (iTunes), or use iNaturalist online.
iNaturalist "Getting Started" Guide
Step 2: Record your observation with a photograph and upload the photo to the app.
• Join the "City Nature Challenge 2024: Boston Area" project.
• Making observations around your house but don't want to share the exact location? Here's how to obscure the public location of your observation.
• Check out the "Boston Area Biodiversity" project for the latest observations, including yours!
Step 3: Confirmation
The iNaturalist community discusses and confirms the identity of the observation and lets you know.