Take the City Nature Challenge!
Join Texas Parks & Wildlife, Texas Master Naturalists, the Audubon Society, and others in a fun challenge to see which city can document the most species. It is easy to participate by joining an event or making observations on your own using iNaturalist — sign up on iNaturalist.org and download the App for your device: iNaturalist for iOS and iNaturalist for Android.
With the iNaturalist App, you just take a picture of a plant or animal, and the community will help identify what species it is.
Any observation made during the four days of the event in the greater metropolitan area of each city will count towards the challenge.
You can participate by exploring the life in your backyard, in your local park, or on a field trip with your local naturalist group.
Not only is this a competition between eight metro areas in Texas, cities across the world are participating — let's show them what we got! Find local partners and events on the City Nature Challenge 2019 Texas Events webpage, and check out the City Nature Challenge Website to see all cities participating across the globe.
For questions or more information, or if you'd like to become a local partner, contact our Texas Nature Tracker biologists at tracker@tpwd.texas.gov. To learn more about Texas Master Naturalists, see the Texas Master Naturalist website.
If you’re new to iNaturalist, learn more with the iNaturalist Getting Started Guide.
Join the City Nature Challenge Facebook Event.
Texas City Nature Challenge 2019 iNaturalist Projects
Follow participating Texas metro areas progress during the event.
| Metro Area | iNatualist Webpage | Metro Area | iNatualist Webpage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | City Nature Challenge 2019 Amarillo CNC 2019 Amarillo Summary |
Austin | City Nature Challenge 2019 Austin CNC 2019 Austin Summary |
| Corpus Christi | City Nature Challenge 2019 Corpus Christi CNC 2019 Corpus Christi |
Dallas-Fort Worth | City Nature Challenge 2019 Dallas-Fort Worth CNC 2019 Dallas-Fort Worth |
| El Paso | City Nature Challenge 2019 El Paso CNC 2019 El Paso |
Houston | City Nature Challenge 2019 Houston CNC 2019 Houston |
| Lower Rio Grande Valley | City Nature Challenge 2019 Lower Rio Grande Valley CNC 2019 Lower Rio Grande Valley |
San Antonio | City Nature Challenge 2019 San Antonio CNC 2019 San Antonio |
Follow the Texas metro areas ranking during and after the event on the Texas City Nature Challenge 2019 Cities Leaderboard.
The City Nature Challenge is organized by the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
