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City Nature Challenge

Fri 4/30–Mon 5/3
Explore Hamilton County and contribute to the City Nature Challenge 2021! The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. Join this bioblitz-style competition where cities compete against each other to see who can make the most nature observations, who can find the most species, and who can engage the most people. To participate, download the iNaturalist app. Then, join the City Nature Challenge events going on throughout Great Parks. https://www.inaturalist.org/ Great Parks of Hamilton County (Free)

 

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Get Ready for the City Nature Challenge: Bird Walk: Sights and Sounds

Interested in participating in citizen science? Learn about this year's City Nature Challenge bioblitz and how you can participate. Grab your binoculars and ear trumpets to catch a glimpse of or hear the songs of Ohio's winged wonders. Learn to identify birds through both sight and sound in order to get ready for the City Nature Challenge. Download the iNaturalist app on your smart phone prior to attending. Great Parks is continuing to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic closely and will make adjustments as necessary with guidance from the Centers of disease control and Hamilton County Public Health. Shawnee Lookout/ Miami Fort Trailhead (Free, registration preferred)
Duration 4 hours
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City Nature Challenge: Bug Bonanza

Interested in participating in citizen science? Learn about this year's City Nature Challenge bioblitz and how you can participate. Six legs, eight legs, or more, join the bun, buggy scavenger hunt to find and identify the creepy crawlies that make our ecosystem work. Get some tips on identification, and locate the best bug parties around! Download the iNaturalist app on your smart phone prior to attending. Great Parks is continuing to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic closely and will make adjustments as necessary with guidance from the Centers of disease control and Hamilton County Public Health. Miami Whitewater Forest/Timberlakes Program Shelter (Free, registration preferred)
Duration 1 1/2 hours
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City Nature Challenge: Spider Shine

Interested in participating in citizen science? Learn about this year's City Nature Challenge bioblitz and how you can participate. Find the twinkle in spiders' eyes and learn the wonderful technique to find these arachnids at night. Bring a flashlight and join the fun. We will caravan out to the specific location. Download the iNaturalist app on your smart phone prior to attending. Great Parks is continuing to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic closely and will make adjustments as necessary with guidance from the Centers of disease control and Hamilton County Public Health. Miami Whitewater Forest/Visitor Center (Free, registration preferred)
Duration 1 1/2 hours
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City Nature Challenge: The Fungus Among Us

Interested in participating in citizen science? Learn about this year's City Nature Challenge bioblitz and how you can participate. Explore the wild world of Ohio fungi. Discover the keys to identifying these important decomposers. Then, we'll go out and search for the fungus among us.  Download the iNaturalist app on your smart phone prior to attending. Great Parks is continuing to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic closely and will make adjustments as necessary with guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Hamilton County Public Health. Shawnee Lookout/Miami Fort Trailhead (Free)

Duration 1 1/2 hours
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City Nature Challenge: Wildflower Walk: Woodland Mound

Interested in participating in citizen science? Learn about this year’s City Nature Challenge bioblitz and how you can participate. Enjoy an evening in the forest as we see what’s springing up in Woodland Mound! Discover the diversity of Ohio’s spring wildflowers and learn some of the natural history behind these ephemeral beauties. Download the iNaturalist app on your smartphone prior to attending. Great Parks is following protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohio Department of Health. Woodland Mound/Seasongood Nature Center. (Free)
Duration 1 Hour

City Nature Challenge: Wildflower Walk: Withrow Nature Preserve

Interested in participating in citizen science? Learn about this year’s City Nature Challenge bioblitz and how you can participate. Enjoy an evening in the forest as we see what’s springing up in Withrow Nature Preserve! Discover the diversity of Ohio’s spring wildflowers and learn some of the natural history behind these ephemeral beauties. Download the iNaturalist app on your smartphone prior to attending. Great Parks is following protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohio Department of Health. Withrow Nature Preserve/Highwood Lodge. (Free)
Duration 1 Hour

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City Nature Challenge: Be a … Spider Hunter!

Interested in participating in citizen science? Learn about this year’s City Nature Challenge bioblitz and how you can participate. Come and discover some of our native spiders and learn the important role they play in our ecosystem. We recommend closed-toed shoes, long pants or bug spray as we will head slightly off-trail when we search for local species. Download the iNaturalist app on your smartphone prior to attending. Great Parks is following protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohio Department of Health. Great Parks Nature Center at The Summit (Free)
Duration 1 Hour

Naturalists

City Nature Challenge: Wildflowers in the Preserves: Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve

Date: April 29 Time: 10 a.m.
Price: Free
Location: Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve/Pin Oak Trail

Walk the Pin Oak Trail to see and learn about the many kinds of spring wildflowers in our area.

Duration 1.0 hour

City Nature Challenge: Identification Hike

Join us for the City Nature Challenge, a nationwide event! Follow a nature interpreter on this guided 2-mile hike through Glenwood Gardens. Use the iNaturalist app on your smart phone to discover and catalog the biodiversity of Hamilton County. Please make sure to wear appropriate footwear. Great Parks is continuing to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic closely and will make adjustments as necessary, with guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Hamilton County Public Health. Glenwood Gardens/Gatehouse (Free, register by 4/28)
Duration 2 Hours
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City Nature Challenge: How-To at Glenwood Gardens

10:00 a.m.-2 p.m. Game on! Participate in this Bioblitz event to discover and catalog the urban biodiversity within Hamilton County and around the globe. Stop by the Gatehouse lawn booth to learn the basics of how to use iNaturalist from your phone. Then, go on your own nature exploration adventure. All levels of experience welcomed. Great Parks is continuing to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic closely and will make adjustments as necessary, with guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Hamilton County Public Health. Glenwood Gardens/Meet at the Gatehouse (Free)
Duration 4 Hours