City Nature Challenge: Oʻahu

Join us for Oʻahu’s City Nature Challenge this April 26-29, 2024, part of a global effort to document biodiversity in the world's cities @geckoval @rcthomson

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Don’t forget to upload your observations by midnight tonight! Last year we made 1569 observations. We are almost there, let’s try to beat our record!

[City Nature Challenge: Oʻahu @Oahu_CNC]

We’re already at 158 observations of 117 species from 21 participants! Join in on the fun and help us keep documenting Oʻahu’s biodiversity @citnatchallenge

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The @citnatchallenge just kicked off! Make plans with family and friends to head outside this weekend to snap pics of plants and animals! Download the inaturalist app to easily upload the photos directly. Over 690 cities competing including Hawaiʻi island!

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the @citnatchallenge begins in 3 days! get out to nature near you with your friends and family to help document the nature of Oʻahu. This year, over 690 cites from 50 countries are participating!

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Get ready to explore the natural wonders of our island home because the City Nature Challenge 2024 is coming to Oʻahu in just one month! Join Oʻahu as we compete against over 500 cities around the world to document as many species as we can. More info: https://t.co/f7bU2KLPcq.

[City Nature Challenge: Oʻahu @Oahu_CNC]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the effort to document Oʻahu's wildlife! Now it's time to identify all of the observations made! You can do that by following this link to see all of the remaining observations to be identified:
https://t.co/Sf7jQtxiWo

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@citnatchallenge

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Over 280 observations and 56 participants already! 2 1/2 days left of the challenge! Let's get out there and join together in an effort to document Oʻahu's wildlife. Check out the status of our effort here: https://t.co/dWVOTuhEOY

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Since we began, the amount of participation in the City Nature Challenge on Oʻahu has increased year to year. Tomorrow (4/29), the challenge starts again and runs until May 1st. Let's get out there and keep our yearly growth going! Check out some stats from our challenge below.

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Happy #EarthDay! Join us at the @bishopmuseum Science & Sustainability Fest to learn about how you can participate in the #CityNatureChallenge April 28 - May 1st & see some cool wildlife 🦎🦋🪲🪱

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Come visit our booth on Earth Day this weekend at the Science and Sustainability Fest at @bishopmuseum - We will have local plants and animals on display, @inaturalist training and details regarding the upcoming City Nature Challenge!

For more details: https://t.co/vA1TrWqbrY

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Less than a month away from the challenge! The albatross chicks at Kāena will be 4-5 months old during the observation window of the challenge 😍 thanks @luke_campillo !

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@inaturalist @carrieseltzer @iNaturalistTW @SyrenaWhitner

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The challenge is only a month out! Join is in an effort to document Oʻahuʻs biodiversity. From fungi and beyond! Thanks for sharing @SyrenaWhitner

[Syrena Whitner 🍄🌊 @SyrenaWhitner]

If anybody is looking for an extra reason to go on a foray, the O’ahu city nature challenge is coming back from April 27-May 1st! Get out there and document some incredible nature/wildlife with friends, I’ll be foraging for as many fantastic fungi as I can find :) @Oahu_CNC

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Check out this awesome tool by Logan Williams showing the usage of iNaturalist by tourists vs. locals. In Hawaiʻi, Oʻahu has the highest ratio of local to tourist observations!

https://t.co/44dDI09ZBf

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Check out the spread of observations made on Oʻahu and our surrounding waters for last year's challenge! Each color represents a different category of species (e.g., plant, animal, etc.)

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Wow! 💙

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Our Observation of the Day is this Blue Anole #lizard (Anolis gorgonae), seen in #Colombia by lost_fishes!

It's listed as Near Threated by @IUCNRedList, threatened by introduced species.

More details at: https://t.co/cOMlcefgvT #reptiles #herpetology #nature #biodiversity

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@CityNatureYYC @ABQcitynature @PhillyCNC @calacademy @inaturalist @cncsacramento @CityNature_DC @citynaturechal3 @alisonkestrel @lilamayhiggins

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We’re 2 months away from the 2023 City Nature Challenge! But what exactly is it? It's a global event to find & document the wildlife in our backyards, while competing with other cities. Last year we had a record of 1451 observations. Join in to help us break our record in 2023!"

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iNaturalist users photo credits: galloots13, avery183, cck2301, kevinfaccenda, catta, origin2000