This year’s City Nature Challenge is shaping up to be the best one yet!

Join us on Friday, April 30th, and Saturday, May 1 for all kinds of fun outside.

Watch the video below and scroll down for a full schedule of events!

You can even participate in the City Nature Challenge by learning how to use the iNaturalist app on your phone to share photos or recordings of interesting plants and animals. Come be a part of this fun citizen science event! In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 City Nature Challenge will not be focused on competition; instead, we want to embrace the healing power of nature and celebrate tens of thousands of people all around the world, searching for and documenting their local biodiversity, together in this event.

Friday, April 30th

8:00am - 10:00am: Waking up with the Birds

9:00am - 10:00am: iNaturalist training/hike

10:00am - 12:00pm: Fungi walk using iNaturalist

11:00am - 12:00pm: iNaturalist training/hike

12:00pm - 2:00pm: Pond survey (insects, fish, turtle, frogs....)

1:00pm - 2:00pm: iNaturalist training/hike

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Reptile and Amphibian hike using iNaturalist

3:00pm - 4:00pm: iNaturalist training/hike

4:00pm - 7:00pm: Plant Survey using iNaturalist

7:00pm - 9:00pm:  Campfire Concert featuring Gabriel Newell

9:00pm - 11:00pm:  Nature at night using iNaturalist

Saturday, May 1

8:00am - 12:00pm: Bird banding with Dr. David Aborn

8:00am - 10:00am: Waking up with the Birds

9:00am - 10:00am: iNaturalist training/hike

10:00am - 12:00pm: Plant survey using iNaturalist

11:00am - 12:00pm: iNaturalist training/hike

12:00pm - 2:00pm: Reptile and Amphibian hike using iNaturalist

1:00pm - 2:00pm: iNaturalist training/hike

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Life in the Pond with local naturalist Julia Gregory

2:00pm - 3:00pm: Bluebird Nest Demonstration with the local chapter of the Tennessee Bluebird Society

3:00pm - 4:00pm: iNaturalist training/hike

4:00pm - 6:00pm: Fungi walk using iNaturalist