City Nature Challenge 2018: New York City's Journal

The City Nature Challenge starts two months from today and I CANNOT WAIT!

There will be great events happening in all five boroughs! Stay tuned for a post with full details, but for now, here's where you will be able to find some CNC action:

Friday, April 27:
Central Park, Manhattan
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Jamaica Bay - Rockaway Park, Queens
Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten Island

Saturday, April 28:
Crotona Park, Bronx
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Forest Park, Queens
Jamaica Bay - Rockaway Park, Queens
Freshkills Park, Staten Island

Sunday, April 29:
Central Park, Manhattan
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Jamaica Bay - Rockaway Park, Queens

Monday, April 30:
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Jamaica Bay - Rockaway Park, Queens

And, of course, you don't have to be in one of the places above to participate! Just use iNaturalist in any of the five boroughs and your observations will count for our totals!

Our friends at the NYC Ecoflora Project have organized some great Mini Nature Challenges to help get everyone ready for the main event and the first one is THIS SATURDAY!

The Randall's Island Mini Nature Challenge will be from 10am-12pm at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan. Meet at the south side entrance of Icahn Stadium at 10am. Look for a Nature Challenge sign. Everyone is welcome to join! Dress appropriately for the weather and bring your fully-charged smartphone or camera. It will be a great opportunity to learn some iNaturalist tips, interact with local nature lovers, and even get to meet some iNaturalist power users!

For directions, visit The Randall's Park Alliance website here. The M35 bus has a stop near the stadium.

Here are the dates for the next Mini Nature Challenges (details will follow for each event):
March 10, Oakland Lake @ Alley Pond Park, Queens
March 17, Clay Pit Ponds State Park, Staten Island
March 24, Concrete Plant Park (tentative location), Bronx
April 18, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

For more information about the NYC Ecoflora Project, visit their website