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Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Regions Participating In City Nature Challenge 2020 Citizen Science Event
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The 2020 City Nature Challenge will get under way on April 24-27 around the world where people of all ages use the iNaturalist app and photos you take to identify the plant and animal species in their neighborhoods and embrace the healing power of nature! In Pennsylvania, the Greater Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions will be participating. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, City Nature Challenge made some modifications to the City Nature Challenge to help keep our organizers and participants safe. First, this year’s CNC is no longer a competition. Instead, we want to embrace the healing power of nature and encourage the collaborative aspect of the CNC. This will allow people to safely document biodiversity in whatever way they can, even from the safety of their own homes if necessary. The Challenge organizers urge all participants to carefully follow public health guidelines provided by your local governments, as they are changing in real-time. Individual safety and public health are our utmost priority. Pennsylvania The Greater Philadelphia region participating in the Challenge includes the city, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania and several counties in New Jersey coordinated by the Philadelphia City Nature Challenge Organizing Committee. The Committee members include the Academy of Natural Sciences, John Heinz Wildlife Refuge, Natural Lands, Philadelphia Botanical Club, PA Amphibian & Reptile Survey, PA Master Naturalists and the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Audubon Pennsylvania and many more. Click Here for information. The Greater Pittsburgh region includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The groups helping to coordinate the Challenge include Allegheny Land Trust and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Click Here for information. Educators can easily adapt the City Nature Challenge for class use with the Education Toolkit from the Challenge website. For more information, visit the City Nature Challenge 2020 website. At-Home Environmental Ed Click Here for more At-Home Environmental Ed ideas Send Your At-Home Environmental Ed Ideas To: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com NewsClips: Click Here For A Week’s Worth Of Political NewsClips Click Here For PA Coronavirus NewsClips Click Here For A Week’s Worth Of Environment & Energy NewsClips Support Local Journalism! Related Articles - At-Home Environmental Ed PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Honors 2020 Award Winners Fun At-Home Family Activity! Destroy Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Before They Hatch In April, May Nature Scavenger Hunt Anyone? Franklin Institute Starts With Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Pollinator Gardens: Help Encourage Ecological Diversity In Your Own Backyard PA Native Plant Society: Create A Native Backyard Garden DCNR, Partners Announce Riparian Forest Webinar Series; PA Clean Water Academy Posts Buffer Webinars The Nature Conservancy’s Nature Lab Youth Curriculum - The Science Behind How Nature Works The Nature Conservancy TNC Coffee Series on Bald Eagle Recovery Story Now Available Online Allegheny Land Trust: Lunch Time Stories On Facebook; Citizen Scientist iNaturalist App Mary Ann Thomas: One, Maybe More, Bald Eagles Hatch At Harmar Nest Audubon: How To Go From Watching Birds To Drawing Them Allegheny Front: Environmental Film Festival Now Showing In Your Living Room PA Land Trust Association Adds New Topics To April Webinar Series Penn State Council Of Sustainable Leaders Continues Online Speakers Series [Posted: April 9, 2020] |
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4/13/2020 |
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