7 days to go before the CNC, and the ecoregional NRMBC which happens at the same time.
For the first time in Idaho, I've been given permission to organize 10 "official" projects that encompass the Panhandle Counties:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2024-cnc-nrmbc-idaho-umbrella-project
Big props go to the co-organizer in Coeur d'Alene, which is participating for a 2nd time, and to the
Moscow organizer of a combined Moscow-Pullman project (Palouse region):
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-palouse-region
And, of course, the other official projects in Southern Idaho have to be given huge props - they are Amazing!
-Ada County:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-ada-county
-Canyon County:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-canyon-county-id
Maybe one day, (next year?) we can find folks to organize for all the counties of the Central and Southeastern Regional Districts in British Columbia*, Northeastern Washington, Northeastern Oregon, Northwestern Montana*, and Northwestern Wyoming.
*Props to the sole official Montana project:
City Nature Challenge 2024: Lincoln County, MT
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-lincoln-county-mt
*And props to the always Outstanding Central BC project: City Nature Challenge 2024: Thompson-Nicola Regional District
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-thompson-nicola-regional-district
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Again, here are the 2 umbrella projects for the world. This is the first time it's been split, and it owes to the vastly expanding projects being created around the world:
-North & South America Umbrella Project
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
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As I continue to countdown, I want to especially highlight other CNC projects that I've found to be most impressive. From the beginning, 4 years ago, I discovered the City Nature Challenge, Surrey BC project:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-surrey-bc
What is so impressive is that the city encourages the incorporation of community science (iNaturalist) observations into its overall strategy to identify and protect areas of biodiversity.
Here are the "Biodiversity Design Guidelines" that provide recommended actions to support the implementation of Surrey’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy:
https://www.surrey.ca/.../biodiversity/design-guidelines
This is accompanied by:
-APPENDIX A. RECOMMENDED PLANTING PALETTES
https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/media/documents/Surrey%20BDG%20Appendix%20A%20-%20recommended%20planting%20palettes.pdf
-APPENDIX B. BIODIVERSITY CHECKLIST:
https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/media/documents/AppendixB_ChecklistBiodiversityDesignActions.pdf
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It would be interesting to compare city biodiversity plans to the (Singapore) City Biodiversity Index:
https://citieswithnature.org/cbi-introduction/
This should be the gold standard by with all cities are evaluated:
"What is the City Biodiversity Index? The City Biodiversity Index (CBI) - also known as the Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity (SI) - is a self-assessment tool for cities to evaluate and monitor the progress of their biodiversity conservation efforts against their own individual baselines. Based on the original handbook (https://citieswithnature.org/tools-and-resources/257), the tool has been digitized by CitiesWithNature, to promote and enable cities to undertake their monitoring and reporting on biodiversity and nature.
"Part 01:
Profile of the city The profile of the city will include important general information on the city, and in particular, details of the biodiversity found within, in order to set the background of the city and to place the city’s evaluation for the Index in the proper perspective. It is important that other information not captured in the indicators be provided to give a more holistic picture of the native biodiversity that can be found in the city.
"Part 02:
28 Indicators The 28 indicators that measure native biodiversity, ecosystem services provided by biodiversity, and governance and management of biodiversity based on guidelines and methodology provided in the Handbook on the Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity."
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