City Nature Challenge
Friday, April 30 – Monday, May 3, 2021
How to Participate
- STEP 1: Find wildlife anywhere in San Diego County.
- STEP 2: Take photos of wild plants & animals.
- STEP 3: Share your observations in the iNaturalist app.
- STEP 4: Help identify what everyone found from May 4 – May 9, 2021.
Programs
- San Diego Natural History Museum | Friday, April 23 @ 10 a.m.
- STEM Storytime | Tuesday, April 27 @ 10 a.m.
- Preschool Storytime | Saturday, May 1 @ 10 a.m.
Ideas on How You Can Participate
- What can you find by looking outside your windows?
- What are the wild plants growing in your yard? (Hint: even weeds counts!)
- What insects or other creatures can you find in your gardens?
- What observations can you find along the sidewalk?
- Take a walk and locate other organisms that live in your neighborhood
- Look up! You can spot birds and insects in trees, on top of buildings, on telephone poles, etc.
- Look down! Find insects and other creatures crawling on the ground, in the dirt, underneath leaves, etc.
- Visit your local park, beach, or hiking trail. Look in the grass, on plants, under benches and tables, up in the trees, and in the sky – how many different species will you find?