City Nature Challenge 2024: Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Areas Dagbok

Hello City Nature Challenge participants!

Despite the somewhat cold and blustery weather this weekend, you all are getting some amazing observations (and supporting one another with helpful identifications)!

Keep it up and have fun - push yourself to look closer, focus in on small things and find some species new to you in the last couple of days of City Nature Challenge!

Also see if you can get a couple of new people involved - can we bump up our number of observers, as well as our total observations and species?

Thanks for your participation!

• Katie on behalf of your Seattle-Tacoma CNC organizers

Less than an hour to go to the start of City Nature Challenge 2024!

The global City Nature Challenge has officially started (as of 5am our time today, Thursday 4/25, which is midnight Friday 4/26 in New Zealand)!

If you're interested in seeing what's going on globally, you can check in on the live results at https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/live , which is the easiest way to see the total numbers since they had to divide into two umbrella projects this year:

North & South America
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-north-and-south-america

Eurasia, Africa, & Oceania
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-eurasia-africa-oceania

Have fun making your observations this weekend - stay safe, connect with nature and help us gain a better understanding of the biodiversity we have in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties!

We can't wait to see what we all find out there!

We'll be looking for interesting observations to highlight both in some CNC infographics and in the results press release, so if you'd like to point our attention to a cool observation, add it in the chat here!

Thank you for your participation!

• Katie on behalf of your Seattle-Tacoma City Nature Challenge planning team

Your local planning team for the Seattle-Tacoma City Nature Challenge includes:
Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Habitat at Home Program, Green Tukwila / City of Tukwila, The Nature Conservancy in Washington, Washington Invasive Species Council, Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program.

Hello everyone!
We are getting so excited for the 2024 Seattle-Tacoma City Nature Challenge!

Globally, this will be the biggest CNC ever - there are 691 cities in 51 countries on all seven continents participating! Thank you for joining us and participating this year!

We hope to see you out at some of the fun events happening around our area over the CNC weekend. You can find those events listed here:
https://www.zoo.org/conservation/naturechallenge/events

If questions come up as you begin to participate, the best resource is this Frequently Asked Questions page on the global CNC page:
https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/faq

Here is a fun video that introduces the City Nature Challenge if you want to share this with your friends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ8w9kPreKs

And here are some local City Nature Challenge pages with further info and "how to" resources:
Woodland Park Zoo page: https://www.zoo.org/conservation/naturechallenge
Pt Defiance Zoo page: https://www.pdza.org/event/city-nature-challenge/
NW Trek page: https://www.nwtrek.org/event/city-nature-challenge/

We can wait to see what you find!

Cheers,
Katie on behalf of your Seattle-Tacoma City Nature Challenge planning team

Your local planning team for the Seattle-Tacoma City Nature Challenge includes:
Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Habitat at Home Program, Green Tukwila / City of Tukwila, The Nature Conservancy in Washington, Washington Invasive Species Council, Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program.

City Nature Challenge is coming right up! We have a few resources and events to share to help you get ready!

City Nature Challenge flyer available here
https://www.zoo.org/document.doc?id=3236

City Nature Challenge frequently-asked-questions
https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/faq

City Nature Challenge events – public events are posted here https://www.zoo.org/conservation/naturechallenge/events

City Nature Challenge – Orientation (virtual) April 23 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm
City Nature Challenge (CNC) 2024 will take place April 26 -April 29, 2024. Community members in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties are encouraged to get outside and log their nature observations via the iNaturalist app.

Join your Seattle-Tacoma CNC planning team for a fun and informative virtual session and learn how you can help wildlife and wild places by logging your observations in your backyard, local park or other natural area during this global event!

When: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
6:30-7:30 pm PST
How: Advance registration is required, register here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtc-itqjkjG9K067wbbfF6TkLlenQuM2wx
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Who: Anyone in King, Pierce or Snohomish Counties that is interested in learning more about the 2024 City Nature Challenge

What: We’ll cover the basics of this popular worldwide event and its history. We’ll learn how to use the iNaturalist app and share tips for making and documenting observations of the many wild birds, bugs and plants that call our area home. We will also have plenty of time to answer questions and chat with our neighbors!

Hosted by: Your local planning team for the Seattle-Tacoma City Nature Challenge:
Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Habitat at Home Program, Green Tukwila / City of Tukwila, The Nature Conservancy in Washington, Washington Invasive Species Council, Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program

Hello!
We are so looking forward to City Nature Challenge 2024! To help prepare you, and to help you to get others involved, we've posted flyers, events and "how to" resources on our main City Nature Challenge pages:

https://www.zoo.org/conservation/naturechallenge
https://www.pdza.org/event/city-nature-challenge/
https://www.nwtrek.org/event/city-nature-challenge/

Our first virtual orientation is coming up on Thursday, February 15 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (for educators and group leaders) and there is another scheduled for Tuesday, April 23 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (for individuals and families). The virtual orientations are posted on this page and the in-person events will be soon too! https://www.zoo.org/conservation/naturechallenge/events

We hope to see you out and about in nature over the City Nature Challenge observation period (from the wee hours of the morning of Friday, April 26 to the stroke of midnight on the night of Monday, April 29!). And remember to come back here to help others identify their finds - you can add identifications up to the end of Sunday, May 5. Results will be announced on Monday, May 6!

Your Seattle-Tacoma CNC organizing committee - Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Habitat at Home Program, Green Tukwila / City of Tukwila, The Nature Conservancy in Washington, Washington Invasive Species Council, Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program.