2022 CNC - Utah Results

Congratulations to all on another successful year of the City Nature Challenge! Utah participants helped to record some amazing biodiversity here in the state, and broke the record for most species ever observed during a City Nature Challenge in Utah! Combined with (see the international project stats here), and combined with those of over 440+ cities around the world, we collectively recorded more iNaturalist observations than any previous CNC!

Utah Stats:
Total # of observations: 5,073
Total # of observers: 410
Total # of species documented: 1,053 -- including 26 rare/endangered/threatened species
Most observed species: TIED -- Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) & Redstem Stork's-Bill (Erodium cicutarium)
Number of participating Utah counties: 8

Thank you for taking part in the 2022 City Nature Challenge! We will see you next year!

-Sincerely, the Natural History Museum of Utah Citizen Science Program (@nhmucitsci) & Utah's Wasatch CNC organizing partners: Hutchings Museum, Jordan River Commission, Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Trails & Natural Lands Division, Stokes Nature Center, Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Thanksgiving Point, The Nature Conservancy in Utah, Tracy Aviary, US Fish & Wildlife Service - Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Utah Society for Environmental Education, Utah Open Lands, Utah Valley University, Urban Village Residential.

Posted on May 20, 2022 08:44 PM by nhmucitsci nhmucitsci

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