The results are in!

We have officially collected 1824 observations in Richmond, BC for this year's City Nature Challenge! That's almost double the amount collected last year! 476 different species of organisms were identified and we had many new locations covered within the Richmond area this year!

Richmond reached 10th place within Canada and 143rd out of the 419 total cities participating!

Thanks to everyone's hard work and dedication we were able to piece together more valuable information about Richmond's biodiversity and gain a better understanding of the local ecosystem.

Highlights:

• This year's top 10 observed species consisted of 7 birds! (and only one invasive species!)
• Our top 3 observers were @johndreynolds (570 observations), @ladybug108 (197 observations) and myself (@naturewithneill) with 138 observations
• Our first audio observations were made this year!

I would highly recommend reviewing our project observations and species lists to see all of the amazing and unique organisms that were discovered during the challenge!

If you would like to participate next year be sure to keep an eye out for the 2022 City Nature Challenge! Thank you again to all of our observers and identifiers and I hope to see you again next year!

For questions or suggestions for future challenges feel free to message me through iNaturalist, reply below and e-mail me at naturewithneill@gmail.com.

Posted on May 10, 2021 08:40 PM by naturewithneill