There’s a new Sasquatch in town: Sassy, and she's beautiful!

You can see photos of here on the CNCBC Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/City-Nature-Challenge-2021-Bonner-County-ID-106106278046164

She made her debut recently at the WaterLife Discovery Center in Sagle, the home base for the Pend Oreille Chapter of the Idaho Master Naturalists. The chapter commissioned her, along with the mini Sasquatch trophies (currently on display at the East Bonner County Library), for use in the City Nature Challenge: Bonner County (CNCBC).

She’s about 7’ tall, and weighs in at about 15 lbs. She’s only ¾” wide, so she’s a little fragile. Since her debut, she’s been roaming Bonner County, looking for places to hide during the CNCBC. She’s found 4 good spots. To win one of the “CNCBC 2021” Sasquatch trophies, you have be the first person to find her -and- 20 different species, and upload your observations using the iNaturalist app. She’ll be at each location until 6:30 PM each of the 4 days of the CNCBC (Friday April 30 – Monday May 3), then she’ll be moved to the next location.

[Note: To qualify, send an email with CNCBC 2021 in the Subject line to cncbonnercounty@gmail.com as soon as you’ve made the observations. Include your name, your iNaturalist user name, and contact information in the body of the email. The principal organizers of the CNCBC - the ones who know where she’ll be hiding - are not eligible to win the “CNCBC 2021” Sasquatch trophies. Previous daily winners cannot win a second daily prize, but they can win the overall “CNCBC Champ 2021” trophy, which will be awarded to the person who makes the most unique observations.]

Hints to where she’ll be will be posted here and on the CNCBC Facebook Page. For example, for the Friday April 30 location, check back on Thursday April 29.

If you find her, PLEASE be gentle with her (actually, please don’t touch her). She’ll be propped up against a tree, with a small chain around her waist. We need to make sure she makes it out of the woods in good shape for the awards ceremony (see info below).

On May 10 at 2:00 PM, the results of the CNC will be announced online. You will be able to watch the results come in real time. You’ll see the leader board, and see how the CNCBC matches up to the other challenges here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021

Even though this year is more cooperation than competition due to COVID, some challenges have decided to form mini competitions. That’s what we’ve done. We’re competing with Boise and Red Lodge, MT, to see who can get the most people out per capita. All you have to do is make one observation to help Bonner County compete for the new Northern Rocky Mountain Challenge Trophy. It’s being commissioned by the good folks over in Red Lodge, and they want to win it. The winner will be able to keep it for a year, until the next CNC, and have bragging rights. So, c’mon Bonner County: download that app and help us win that trophy! If we win it, Mike Bauer of the East Bonner County Library will accept it, and it will be kept and displayed at the library, but will be rotated to different locations around the county.

On the same day, May 10, at 4:00 PM, you’ll be able to join a Facebook Live Event, hosted by the Mike, to find out the winners of the mini Sasquatch trophies, and the Northern Rocky Mounty Challenge Trophy: https://www.facebook.com/events/782272925738524

Sassy will be there, and she’ll be there at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 15. That’s when the winners of the mini Sasquatch trophies will be able to collect them.

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In case you need additional information, please see the links below:

City Nature Challenge 2021: Bonner County - George Gehrig and Preston Andrews
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/fIpBfsd1gK7a9jJTPIpKTGBjlHUhMf7yQroUnfexyIslgzPHvksEH24xrdN4eIJE.tcoaeqNH9sX7JS_x
Access Passcode: 85.q8^B7

CNC Info Session: The City Nature Challenge and iNaturalist basics – Kristin Gnojewski, Boise
https://zoom.us/rec/share/ylbnIZKzvBfCajvSa-44QNouu5JIIzIJyH2x5t2pWz8unetIBE3LwkLZZre8dc4w.8Tjt8VKOr6LRYs3w

Methods of Collection - Courtney Long, Red Lodge
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLefLi2ClwjA7nbR30gHb-wP4AekW7Pb1r

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City Nature Challenge FAQs
https://www.calacademy.org/citizen-science/city-nature-challenge/FAQs

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iNaturalist Tutorials
Getting Started
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started

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Video Tutorials
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/video+tutorials

Adding an Observation on a Mobile Device
https://vimeo.com/162581545

Adding an Observation via the Web
https://vimeo.com/167431843

How to Take Identifiable Photos
https://vimeo.com/167341998

How to mark an observation as Captive/Cultivated
https://vimeo.com/331151155

Seek by iNaturalist https://vimeo.com/328588355

Posted on April 25, 2021 09:41 PM by geogehrig