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SUMMARY:City Nature Challenge 2021: Lexington
DESCRIPTION:Floracliff is thrilled to bring the City Nature Challenge to Lexington. The City Nature Challenge is a global community science event that mobilizes urban residents and visitors to observe\, document\, and celebrate the wild plants\, animals\, and fungi in and around urban areas. This focused and collective effort increases our awareness and understanding of urban biodiversity around the world. \nThe City Nature Challenge began in 2016 and is organized annually by the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. In its first year\, the CNC was a competition between San Francisco and Los Angeles to document wild biodiversity in urban areas using iNaturalist. It has since grown to over 300 participating cities in 40 countries. \nCity Nature Challenge 2021: Lexington will take place April 30th – May 3rd throughout Fayette County. Lexington residents and visitors are encouraged to photograph the wild nature around them and upload those photographs to iNaturalist. If you are within Fayette County\, your observations will automatically be added to the project. All identification skill levels are welcome. If you do not know what you are looking at\, it’s okay! Be sure to take and submit clear\, detailed photos so the iNaturalist community can contribute identifications. \nThere are many wild plants\, animals\, fungi\, and more to be found throughout Lexington. Together\, we can discover\, document\, and share Lexington’s biodiversity! \nTo join us at Floracliff for a City Nature Challenge event\, see our events page here: floracliff.org/events/ \nInformation about daily and 4-day challenges\, with chances to win prizes. \nIf you represent a community group that is interested in participating in the City Nature Challenge\, please email Beverly James\, bjames@floracliff.org\, to confirm your participation and partnership.\n \nQuestions? Email Beverly James: bjames@floracliff.org \n\n\nHow to participate in the City Nature Challenge: \n\nDownload the iNaturalist app on your smartphone. If you do not have a smartphone\, iNaturalist can also be accessed with a desktop computer at iNaturalist.org\nSet up an iNaturalist account if you do not have one.\nFind wild nature  – plants\, birds\, amphibians\, reptiles\, insects\, land snails\, mosses\, lichens\, fungi\, etc. Cultivated plants and pets are discouraged.\nPhotograph individual wild species with your phone or camera.\nUpload your photos to iNaturalist\, making sure the location of your species is noted correctly. While we encourage the use of iNaturalist year-round\, only observations between April 30th and May 3rd will count for the Challenge.\n\nActivities to observe wild nature in Lexington:\n\n\nSet up a bird feeding station and/or bird bath.\nSet up a white sheet with a UV light at night to attract moths and other nocturnal insects.\nSet up cover boards\, such as pieces of plywood or old roofing tin. Wild animals like insects\, snakes\, or small mammals may use the shelter underneath.\nLook under logs and rocks on land or along streams\nObserve wild plants growing in your yard\, schoolyard\, neighborhood park or greenspace\, or sidewalk cracks.\nLook for insects\, birds\, lichens\, mosses\, snails\, fungi\, etc. that are attracted to and supported by cultivated plants.\n\n\nResources:\n\n\niNaturalist video tutorials\niNaturalist Teacher’s Guide\nCity Nature Challenge Education Toolkit\nFrequently Asked Questions about the City Nature Challenge\n\nCity Nature Challenge Dates:\n\nApril 30th – May 3rd: Documentation of wild plants\, animals\, and fungi\nMay 4th – May 9th: Identification of observations by the iNaturalist community\nMay 10th: Results announced\n\n\nPartners:\n\n\nThe Arboretum\nCentral Kentucky Audubon Society\nFayette County Public Schools\nLexington Parks & Recreation\nLiving Arts & Science Center\nNABA – Central Kentucky\nOffice of Kentucky Nature Preserves\nWild Ones – Lexington
URL:https://www.floracliff.org/event/city-nature-challenge-2021-lexington/
CATEGORIES:Exploration
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SUMMARY:City Nature Challenge: Creek Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Calling all community scientists! This program will focus on exploring a section of one of our creeks to discover and document aquatic life for the City Nature Challenge. Each registered party must have at least one member who has\, or can create\, an iNaturalist account in advance of the program. Be prepared to photograph your findings and upload them to iNaturalist either during the program or by May 3rd. \nBring: water\, closed-toe shoes\, hiking stick (optional)\, camera or smart phone for taking pictures \nHike Leaders: Floracliff naturalists \nHiking level: Difficult (due to steep\, uneven\, and slippery terrain) \nPlease note: Bathrooms and facilities are currently closed to visitors.  This hike will host no more than 10 participants. \nCOVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND GUIDELINES UPDATE: As of Tuesday\, April 27th\, the state of Kentucky as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated guidelines for small outdoor gatherings. Kentucky no longer requires a mask be worn outdoors for events of fewer than 1000 people. The CDC states the risk of COVID-19 spread is low in outdoor settings\, but also continues to recommend masks in settings where physical distance cannot be maintained. \nIn response to the current guidance\, Floracliff will not require fully-vaccinated individuals to wear masks during outdoor programs as long as adequate physical distance (6-feet) can be maintained between others outside of one’s household/pod. Floracliff continues to recommend unvaccinated individuals wear a mask throughout all programs\, especially when adequate physical distance cannot be maintained between others outside of one’s household/pod. \nAll program participants and Floracliff representatives\, both fully-vaccinated and unvaccinated\, should have a mask available during programs in the case that adequate physical distance cannot be maintained. We are happy to provide one to you if necessary. \n*These guidelines are subject to change at any time according to current state and CDC guidance. \nWe are offering City Nature Challenge programs for free\, however tax-deductible donations may be made during check-out. All donations support our work to care for the land and offer programs.
URL:https://www.floracliff.org/event/city-nature-challenge-creek-exploration/
LOCATION:Floracliff Nature Sanctuary\, 8000 Elk Lick Falls Road\, Lexington\, KY\, 40515\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exploration,Hikes and Programs
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SUMMARY:City Nature Challenge: Field and Forest Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Calling all community scientists! This program will focus on exploring an area of Floracliff known as Bird Hill for the City Nature Challenge. We’ll focus on discovering and documenting birds\, trees\, wildflowers\, butterflies\, bees and more. Each registered party must have at least one member who has\, or can create\, an iNaturalist account in advance of the program. Be prepared to photograph your findings and upload them to iNaturalist either during the program or by May 3rd. \nBring: water\, closed-toe shoes\, hiking stick (optional)\, camera or smart phone for taking pictures \nHike Leaders: Floracliff naturalists \nHiking level: Easy to Moderate \nPlease note: Bathrooms and facilities are currently closed to visitors. This hike will host no more than 10 participants. \nCOVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND GUIDELINES UPDATE: As of Tuesday\, April 27th\, the state of Kentucky as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated guidelines for small outdoor gatherings. Kentucky no longer requires a mask be worn outdoors for events of fewer than 1000 people. The CDC states the risk of COVID-19 spread is low in outdoor settings\, but also continues to recommend masks in settings where physical distance cannot be maintained. \nIn response to the current guidance\, Floracliff will not require fully-vaccinated individuals to wear masks during outdoor programs as long as adequate physical distance (6-feet) can be maintained between others outside of one’s household/pod. Floracliff continues to recommend unvaccinated individuals wear a mask throughout all programs\, especially when adequate physical distance cannot be maintained between others outside of one’s household/pod. \nAll program participants and Floracliff representatives\, both fully-vaccinated and unvaccinated\, should have a mask available during programs in the case that adequate physical distance cannot be maintained. We are happy to provide one to you if necessary. \n*These guidelines are subject to change at any time according to current state and CDC guidance. \nWe are offering City Nature Challenge programs for free\, however tax-deductible donations may be made during check-out. All donations support our work to care for the land and offer programs.
URL:https://www.floracliff.org/event/city-nature-challenge-field-and-forest-exploration/
LOCATION:Floracliff Nature Sanctuary\, 8000 Elk Lick Falls Road\, Lexington\, KY\, 40515\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exploration,Hikes and Programs
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