Is the Garden Route City Nature Challenge 2020 going on?

The City Nature Challenge is still on – in true lockdown fashion. Everything in and around your home and the terrain you are safely allowed to be on can be recorded. From the moth on the lampshade, the spider on the bedroom ceiling, the little mouse in the pantry, geckos on the stoep wall, granny’s pride - the potted fern and the woodlice under its drip tray – plus all the birds, bees plants and other creatures outside. Have a look at all the great ways to attract and record insects easily at your home - Bioblitzing Goggos: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2020-cape-town/journal/33098

Actually, this City Nature Challenge is incredibly important. As humans are sequestered, one can get an idea for the very first-time what life in the vicinity of a 2020 looks like when it comes to Mother Nature. What we allow and prefer in our spaces. What we have removed and what we have lost and what we are losing – and where this is happening.

Do not miss out on this fun, incredibly stimulating experience to be part of something bigger, something positive in the world. Fun to fit all ages!

Remember that photos, sound clips and videos are uploaded onto https://www.inaturalist.org/. Check your date, time and locality settings on your equipment. Only material recorded from the Friday to the Monday in the Garden Route District Municipal area will be included in the Garden Route City Nature Challenge 2020. Wild, captive and cultivated – all acceptable as observations.

There is time to upload and identify the interesting finds until Monday, May the 3rd. You do not have to identify your observations yourself. If you are an expert in any field, now is your chance to jump in and help with identifications.

How to use iNaturalist or the iNat phone App? Online training material is available or contact Nicky and Louw (Knysna), Shaun, Colin (George) or Sandra (Mossel Bay) for trouble shooting or guidance when it comes to uploads or using the Identify Tool. Direct any queries to Christine at wessageorge@isat.co.za.

News, tips and updates are on the Facebook page, https://web.facebook.com/Garden-Route-City-Nature-Challenge-101835558021716 or the project page Garden Route City Nature Challenge.

Posted on April 17, 2020 10:45 AM by shauns