2022 Texas Results
The City Nature Challenge is a global, city-scale BioBlitz event that frames an urban biodiversity survey as a friendly competition between cities. Data collection was April 29 to May 2, 2022 and identifications May 3 to 8, 2022.
Texas Numbers
- 15 Texas projects
- 93 Texas counties
- over 148,360 observations
- over 7,700 species recorded
- over 6,130 observers
- over 2,470 identifiers
Restorative Power of Nature United Us
in Challenging Times
Owing to continued challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s City Nature Challenge was a collaborative effort rather than a competition. Our Texas metros joined 419 other cities in a worldwide celebration of the resilience of urban nature that logged more than 1.6 million observations of 50,170 plus species made by 67,220 plus people.
Cumulative Impact
56% of all Observations Research Grade
More than half of the observations recorded during the City Nature Challenge in Texas metro areas were Research Grade — observations of wild organisms with photo or sound vouchers of a quality to merit a species-level identification by the majority of identifiers.
Over 2,635 Research Grade Observations of 128 SGCN Species
During the 4 days of the event, participants across all projects recorded over 2,635 observations at Research Grade of 137 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). This may provide important insights into how SGCN species are using Texas’ urbanizing landscapes.
Number of Projects Doubles
In 2022, the number of projects increased from 14 to 15 with an additional 15 counties added, bringing the total counties to 93.
Texas City Nature Challenge 2022 iNaturalist Projects
Participating Texas Metro Areas
Abilene/Big County City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Texas Big Country Summary
Amarillo City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Amarillo Summary
Austin City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Austin Summary
Brazos Valley City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Brazos Valley Summary
Corpus Christi Area City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Corpus Christi and Mustang Island Summary
Dallas-Fort Worth City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Dallas-Fort Worth Summary
El Paso City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 El Paso Summary
Houston-Galveston City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Houston-Galveston Summary
Lower Rio Grande Valley City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Lower Rio Grande Valley Summary
Lubbock City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Lubbock Summary
Port Aransas & Mustang Island City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Port Aransas & Mustang Island Summary
San Antonio City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 San Antonio Summary
Tyler/East Texas City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Tyler/East Texas City Summary
Waco/Heart of Texas City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Heart of Texas Summary
Wichita Falls City Nature Challenge
CNC 2022 Wichita Falls Summary
The City Nature Challenge is organized by the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.