Calling All Shutterbugs!
Help San Antonio in a fun iNaturalist Challenge!
Do you like taking pictures of nature on your phone? If so, we could use your help!
City Nature Challenge is an annual, global event held at the end of April to encourage people in cities worldwide to observe and document the biodiversity present in their urban environments using iNaturalist.
Cities compete with each other to see which location can document the most species in their local area. And this year, we hope to beat all other metro areas in Texas!
From Friday, April 26 to Monday, April 29, join Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Master Naturalists, the Nature Conservancy, the Audubon Society, and many others in a fun challenge to see which city can document the most species
About iNaturalist
iNaturalist is an online social network of people sharing sightings and pictures of the biodiversity around us to help each other learn about nature. The app helps you identify what you took a photo of, and the data helps scientists worldwide learn more about our natural world.
How to Participate:
Create a free iNaturalist Account
Watch one of our How-to videos posted below or attend a Training Walk!
Then, plan a trip to the park with family or friends on the last weekend of April and photograph what you find
Upload your photos to iNaturalist
All photos uploaded within the participating county lines will automatically be added to the challenge. (San Antonio metro area counties include Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Goliad, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson.")
Check the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge page to see what is being uploaded in your area!
Upcoming Events
How to Use iNaturalist
TPWD in-Depth iNaturalist Training
If you would like to learn more about using iNaturalist, watch this talk with Craig Hensley from TPWD.
Craig Hensley has logged 5,900+ photos onto iNaturalist and helps people all over Central Texas learn how to document their surrounding natural world.
You can see his postings here: https://www.inaturalist.org/users/81440