The City Nature Challenge Barrie Kickoff invites everyone to step outside, explore nearby green spaces, and start documenting local wildlife. Aimed for families, participants get a quick intro to the Challenge, simple tips for spotting and photographing species, and guidance on using iNaturalist to upload observations that help our city’s biodiversity count grow. Play a few games along the way while we capture wild species in the park. Open for all ages and abilities. Pre-registration is required.
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an annual international event to collaboratively record as many wildlife observations as possible during a four-day challenge. People from all over the world explore nature in their neighborhoods and cities to find and document wildlife. Every year, we record how many observations of nature are gathered, how many different species are documented, and how many people help this global scientific community better understand nature all over the world. With this data we can better protect urban nature globally. There will be an opportunity to participate in the challenge so bring your phone!
April 24, 2026 - 10:00am - April 24, 2026 - 11:30am
The City Nature Challenge Barrie Kickoff invites everyone to step outside, explore nearby green spaces, and start documenting local wildlife. Aimed for families, participants get a quick intro to the Challenge, simple tips for spotting and photographing species, and guidance on using iNaturalist to upload observations that help our city’s biodiversity count grow. Play a few games along the way while we capture wild species in the park. Open for all ages and abilities. Pre-registration is required.
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About the City Nature Challenge (CNC)
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an annual international event to collaboratively record as many wildlife observations as possible during a four-day challenge. People from all over the world explore nature in their neighborhoods and cities to find and document wildlife. Every year, we record how many observations of nature are gathered, how many different species are documented, and how many people help this global scientific community better understand nature all over the world. With this data we can better protect urban nature globally. There will be an opportunity to participate in the challenge so bring your phone!