City Nature Challenge
*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 05/03/2021
Learn more about local plants and wildlife, and help put Surrey's biodiversity on the world stage. We are gearing up for the next City Nature Challenge this spring, April 30 – May 3, 2021. Our focus continues to be on growing the citizen science community in Surrey and making sure all the valuable biodiversity observation data being gathered contributes to the City’s biodiversity conservation goals.
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Learn more about local plants and wildlife in Surrey as your observations are confirmed through the iNaturalist community. Residents, visitors and businesses can be part of that effort. Help Surrey’s biodiversity get recognized!
Join Surrey’s iNaturalist community
- Download the free iNaturalist app to your mobile device and set up your profile.
- Search for surrey-bc_biodiversity, follow us, and join our City Nature Challenge 2021 project.
- Take photos of plants and animals wherever you feel comfortable to observe nature:
- your backyard
- your balcony
- nearby park
Posting Observations
Learn how to make and add an observation and a whole lot more, check out the iNaturalist getting started guide.
- Location of the observation is important, so if you have your phone’s location data turned off you will need to add the location manually.
- If it’s not wild (e.g. a domestic pet or farm animal) be sure to mark the observation as captive/cultivated.
- As you gain experience, feel free to help identify other people's observations.
What we accomplished in 2020
In spring 2020, Surrey completed our first-ever City Nature Challenge. We ranked 4th across Canada, thanks to the efforts of Surrey's iNaturalist community and the supporting identifiers who helped review 2,600 observations (equaling 573 species). Check out results for Surrey, other Canadian cities, and international cities.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Organization:
City of SurreyLocation:
13450 - 104 Avenue
Surrey, BC, V3T 1V8Canada
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
604-591-4011Contact name:
General Information
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
05/03/2021
Time:
all day
Price:
FREE
Ages
Adults & kids togetherWeb Service