Hikers in Bommer Canyon Preserve
Irvine Ranch Conservancy will host two City Nature Challenges on April 29th and 30th at City of Irvine’s Bommer Canyon Preserve and OC Parks’ newly opened Saddleback Wilderness. These interactive events focus on finding and identifying as many rare and threatened plant and wildlife species as possible to gain better understanding of our ecosystem and aid in biodiversity conservation.
Attendees will search for plants and animals, learn how to identify them using the iNaturalist app and catalog their findings in a community iNaturalist project. High quality data uploaded to iNaturalist become part of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an open-source database used by scientists and policy makers around the world.
Attendees will search for plants and animals, learn how to identify them using the iNaturalist app and catalog their findings in a community iNaturalist project. High quality data uploaded to iNaturalist become part of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an open-source database used by scientists and policy makers around the world.
The 2023 Nature Challenges take place on Saturday, April 29th at City of Irvine’s Bommer Canyon Preserve, with a Beginner Route available from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. or the Intermediate Route from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m, and on Sunday, April 30th at OC Park’s new Saddleback Wilderness from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration is required for each Nature Challenge event.
Following these activities, participants will collectively submit their findings to the City Nature Challenge as part of a global effort to discover and document biodiversity in cities all around the world. We hope to see you there!
Following these activities, participants will collectively submit their findings to the City Nature Challenge as part of a global effort to discover and document biodiversity in cities all around the world. We hope to see you there!
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