City Nature Challenge 2023 iNaturalist Training Webinar

Hume City Council

Cities will be recording nature in a 4-day BioBlitz, 28 Apr-1 May.  This webinar covers how to use iNaturalist and get involved in CNC 2023.

City Nature Challenge 2023

City Nature Challenge 2023 is a global four-day bio-blitz happening from Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May. Take pictures of wild animals, plants and fungi in local parks, reserves, waterways, or your garden. Upload these observations to iNaturalist.

This online information session will get you ready to participate in City Nature Challenge (CNC), which is running from Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May 2023. Learn how to use the iNaturalist mobile phone app and website. Discover why it is good to contribute to citizen science, with time for any questions. Local governments across Greater Melbourne are again collaborating in the <a href="https://citynaturechallenge.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">City Nature Challenge</a> which is a global campaign to take pictures of wild plants and animals. Help Greater Melbourne compete with over 450 cities from around the world. <h2>Let's show the world our incredible biodiversity</h2>During the 4-day window of this challenge, take photos of plants, animals or fungi (or sound recordings of animal calls). Use either the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist</a> webpage or the app to upload the photos, making sure to include the location. These observations will automatically be pooled to Melbourne's and Hume City's iNaturalist projects so that we can compete with participants from cities all over the world ... and with other local government areas! Here are the results from 2022:<ul><li><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2022" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CNC 2022 - Leaderboard</a></li><li><a href="https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/city-nature-challenge-2022-greater-melbourne" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CNC 2022 - Greater Melbourne</a></li><li><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2022-hume-city-council" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CNC 2022 - Hume City Council</a></li></ul>All registered session participants will receive a pdf copy of the session slide notes, which includes interactive links. The Zoom session will also be recorded and link provided.The <a href="https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Residents/Waste-and-Environment/Environment/Discover-Nature-in-Hume" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Discover Nature in Hume</a> webpage has a flyer with the other City Nature Challenge 2023 survey events running on 28 April to 1 May, or you can register via this <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/city-nature-challenge-2023-1729459">Eventbrite collection</a>.

<h2>For more information</h2>Melissa DohertyUrban Biodiversity Officer, Hume City Councilmelissado@hume.vic.gov.au(03) 9205 22000409 702 086