2021 City Nature Challenge Results
The last time I posted, it was the City Nature Challenge (CNC), an international bioblitz! In 2021 the Hampton Roads area did pretty well considering we are still coming out of a pandemic. There is also always room for improvement– stay tuned for our exciting CNC efforts for 2022!
We made it! The City Nature Challenge began at 12:00 AM April 30 (Friday) and ends at 11:59:59 PM on May 3 (Monday)! Please get outside and take some snaps of wildlife (animals, plants, and fungi)!
If you do come to Mariners’ Park or you’re in the area, you might be wondering what some common critters you might encounter. I would suggest reading a great blog post from Erica, our park department manager, posted last year that talks in detail about the wildlife in the Park (clickHEREto read her blog). Erica’s post should give you a good idea of what to see in the Park from trees to mammals to turtles and even dragonflies.
April is National Poetry Month and Earth Day is also today (April 22)! As a poet, writer, and environmentalist, I feel obligated to craft something interesting for this wonderful month honoring one of the most expressive written forms and the best planet in our solar system.
What’s so special about poetry?
Welcome back to the nature corner where we’re talking more about theCity Nature Challenge!(ClickHEREto visit our local Hampton Roads site!)
I mentioned in the March blog that participating in the City Nature Challenge is simple. All you do isfind wildlife,take apicture, andshareit on the iNaturalist app.
你和你的家人有机舱发烧吗？您想参加汉普顿道路的社区科学努力吗？你喜欢海里的公园和我们地区的其他自然地区吗？看起来没有进一步 - 我们有这个活动！
Hampton Roads City Nature Challenge, April 30 to May 3, 2021
