Experiences

City Nature Challenge 2023

Take the City Nature Challenge April 28th – May 1st!

The City Nature Challenge is an engaging event to determine which city, worldwide, can identify and document the most species in their area using the iNaturalist app on your smart device. The iNaturalist app is critical to helping identify and document wildlife all across the globe. This challenge strives to motivate people of all abilities to get outside and safely capture images of your local plants and animals. 

This event is free and easily accessible to anyone with a smart phone or camera and internet access! We encourage anyone and everyone to join!

How do you help our area win this challenge?

Download the iNaturalist app to your smart phone. Click here to get started using your iNaturalist app. Once you’ve gotten the hang of it, join the City Nature Challenge 2023: San Antonio Metro Area under “Projects” and start taking pictures and logging plants, animals, and insects in our area. You do not need to travel far to be a part of this challenge! As long, as you are in the San Antonio metro area or nearby counties, you are able to join in. That means you can come out to the trails at the Cibolo or take photos from your front porch!