CNC 2021: Chicago Metro Events

See full event details on the CNC Chicago Wilderness webpage

Wednesday, April 21st

12:00PM-1:00PM: Plug into Nature: Introduction to iNaturalist (webinar, Illinois, Cook County)

Friday, April 23rd

7:00PM-8:00PM: Darien Garden Club and Indian Prairie Public Library: Nature in Our Neighborhood - iNaturalist and the City Nature Challenge (webinar, Illinois, DuPage County)

Wednesday, April 28th

7:00PM-8:30PM: Skokie Public Library: Learning about Nature with iNaturalist (webinar, Illinois, Cook County)

Thursday, April 29th

7:00PM-8:00PM: Forest Preserve District of Kane County: City Nature Challenge - Kane County (webinar)

Friday, April 30th

CITY NATURE CHALLENGE BEGINS
9:00AM-3:30PM: Forest Preserves of Cook County (FPCC): Sagawau Science - City Nature Challenge (bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)
4:00PM-8:00PM: Late Great Nocturnal Night at North Park Village Nature Center (group event, Illinois, Cook County)
4:00PM: FPCC: City Nature Challenge & Nature Journaling at Killdeer Wetlands (Illinois, Cook County)
6:00PM-7:00PM: Lincoln Park Zoo Virtual Bioblitz - City Nature Challenge 2021 (webinar)
6:30PM: FPCC: City Nature Challenge Sunset Walk at Sand Ridge Nature Center (Illinois, Cook County)

Saturday, May 1st

7:00AM-10:00AM: Chicago Ornithological Society (COS): Indian Ridge Marsh Bird Walk (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
7:00AM-12:00PM: Illinois Science Council at West Ridge Nature Park (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
7:30AM-10:00AM: COS: LaBagh Woods Bird Walk (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
8:00AM-10:00AM: Spring Migration Bird Walk at North Park Village Nature Center (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
8:00AM-11:00AM: iNatting the Fox (group bioblitz, Illinois, Kane County)
10:00AM-12:00PM: City Nature Challenge at North Park Village Nature Center (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
10:00AM-2:00PM: Triton College Bioblitz (bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)
10:00AM-2:00PM: Community Science Day at Skokie Lagoons (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
12:00PM-3:00PM: Guided Prairie Walk with the Nature Museum (guided hike and bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)
2:00PM-4:00PM: Illinois Science Council at Northerly Island Natural Area (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)

Sunday, May 2nd

8:00AM-10:00AM OR 10:00AM-12:00PM: COS: Big Marsh Birds and Botany Walk (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
8:00AM-8:00PM: West Ridge Nature Park Bioblitz (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
11:00AM-2:00PM: Self-guided Woods Walk (bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)

Monday, May 3rd

CITY NATURE CHALLENGE OBSERVATION PERIOD ENDS (end of day, midnight local time)

May 3rd - May 9th

FINISH UPLOADING YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND HELP IDENTIFY
Here's a handy link to identify observations throughout the Chicago Metro area. Don't feel up for IDs or want to learn about other ways to get involved? How about annotating flower phenology, welcoming new users to iNaturalist, or adding a "fave" to your favorite observations?

Monday, May 10th

RESULTS ANNOUNCED
6:00PM-7:00PM: City Nature Challenge 2021 Celebration and Wrap-up (virtual, Zoom Meeting ID: 95243268206 & pw: 565209)

All times are Central unless otherwise indicated.

Posted on March 1, 2021 10:06 PM by bouteloua bouteloua

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Hey iNatters who've made >100 observations in the Chicago metro area in the past year! Check out all the events going on during this year's City Nature Challenge. You can participate on your own (April 30th - May 3rd) by iNatting as usual, join one or more of the events above, or help with identification or annotation.

Join the project by clicking the link in the top right corner on the project homepage to stay updated with what's going on and what what we find.

Have fun!

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Posted by bouteloua almost 3 years ago

Thanks for the head's up!!

Posted by jnrachlin almost 3 years ago

Thanks for posting this!

Posted by d_coulter almost 3 years ago

Looking forward to it!!

Posted by isoetes almost 3 years ago

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