The Baton Rouge region is competing in the City Nature Challenge, a global field day collecting photographs of wild plants and animals and posting them in the iNaturalist app and iNaturalist.org.
The Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater Baton Rouge invites everyone to explore the outdoors April 26 to April 29 and document the wild plants and animals they can find. To take part:
- Find wildlife or plant life anywhere outside. (Wild only — no landscape plants or pets. It’s for science.)
- Take photos of what you find with your phone or camera.
- Share your photos in the iNaturalist.org website or on the iNaturalist mobile app.
iNaturalist observations made in these Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes during the 4-day City Nature Challenge will automatically count toward the Baton Rouge Region’s contest project.
The more participants, observations and species we find, the better the Baton Rouge Region will compete against 500+ other cities around the world. The event is 24 hours a day for 4 days, so don’t forget to look for nocturnal critters.
After taking photos April 26-29, you have a few extra days to upload them into iNaturalist. Uploading and “identification week” continues through May 5. Winners will be announced May 6.
For local challenge information, visit www.brnaturechallenge.org or contact the Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater Baton Rouge at brnaturechallenge@gmail.com.