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The City Nature Challenge 2023!

The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a friendly competition between cities all over the world to see which one could observe the most nature over four days.

Residents are encouraged to participate and observe nature in their own back yards, utilizing the iNaturalist app to help identify different wildlife and plant species. You can also form teams to tackle a certain area like a public park or neighborhood open spaces! The 2023 City Nature Challenge takes place from April 28 – May 1. Beyond the City Nature Challenge, we recommend using the iNaturalist app to keep learning all year long about local plants, insects, and other wildlife! The app can be used to easily identify species, and the data from the observation contributes to citizen science. Talk about a win - win! Download the app for free from Google Play or the App Store.

	Download iNaturalist Add the free app for Android and iPhone to your mobile device and all observations made in The Town of Blacksburg between April 28 – May 1 will automatically be added to the project City Nature Challenge 2023: Blacksburg How to use iNaturalist (PDF)
	Find Wildlife It can be any plant, animal, fungi, slime mold, or any other evidence of life (scat, fur, tracks, shells, carcasses!) found in the Town of Blacksburg limits.
	Take Pictures of What You Find Be sure to note the location of the organism or evidence of life.
	Share Your Observations By uploading your findings to iNaturalist.