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2026 City Nature Challenge Events

Connecting People and Nature

Two people stand together behind a fence, each holding a set of binoculars to their eyes.
COMMUNITY CONSERVATION The annual City Nature Challenge depends on community scientists and volunteers to observe and record plant and wildlife species. © Erich Schlegel

How to Participate

Find bioblitz events to attend and make observations, or join an iNaturalist project for your area and contribute your observations on your own. You don't have to attend an event to participate; observations can be made from your backyard, a local park or any other outdoor location in your area. All observations should be made from April 24 - 27, 2026. We're continuing to add events for 2026 below!

2026 Events

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DC Metro Area

Use this interactive map to find an in-person event in the DC Metro Area; click on the pins for event details and more info.

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Front Range, Colorado

Join us at Aiken Canyon Preserve on April 27 for a full-on Bioblitz adventure to find as many plants and critters as possible.

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Orange County, Florida

Join TNC in an exciting bioblitz to find and record biodiversity in your neighborhood, parks & green spaces across Orange County!

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Polk County, Florida

Join TNC for a Creatures of the Night Bioblitz at Tiger Creek Preserve on April 25, 2026 from 7:30pm-10pm. Reserve your spot now!

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South Florida

Enjoy a series of exploration stations and more at Blowing Rocks Preserve from April 24-26 as part of the City Nature Challenge.

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Volusia County, Florida

Become a community scientist by finding and recording biodiversity in your neighborhood, city & parks across Volusia County!

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Chicago, Illinois

Join us as the Chicago area City Nature Challenge team, co-organized by TNC Illinois, tries to break our record yet again!

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Columbus, Ohio

Join fellow community scientists in Columbus, Ohio for a weekend-long bioblitz documenting the things you encounter in nature.

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New Hampshire

Can you help us find as many species as possible in New Hampshire? Join us for the City Nature Challenge across the Granite State!

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Virginia

From bird and frog outings to tree plantings and educational opportunities, find an event near you and head outdoors with TNC.

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West Virginia

Join us in documenting the incredible biodiversity found in the Monongahela Forest Towns Region of West Virginia.

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Washington

Join us for the City Nature Challenge at Foulweather Bluff Preserve on the Kitsap Peninsula to document as many species as we can!