CNC 2021: Chicago Metro Events
See full event details on the CNC Chicago Wilderness webpage
Wednesday, April 21st
12:00PM-1:00PM: Plug into Nature: Introduction to iNaturalist (webinar, Illinois, Cook County)
Friday, April 23rd
7:00PM-8:00PM: Darien Garden Club and Indian Prairie Public Library: Nature in Our Neighborhood - iNaturalist and the City Nature Challenge (webinar, Illinois, DuPage County)
Wednesday, April 28th
7:00PM-8:30PM: Skokie Public Library: Learning about Nature with iNaturalist (webinar, Illinois, Cook County)
Thursday, April 29th
7:00PM-8:00PM: Forest Preserve District of Kane County: City Nature Challenge - Kane County (webinar)
Friday, April 30th
CITY NATURE CHALLENGE BEGINS
9:00AM-3:30PM: Forest Preserves of Cook County (FPCC): Sagawau Science - City Nature Challenge (bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)
4:00PM-8:00PM: Late Great Nocturnal Night at North Park Village Nature Center (group event, Illinois, Cook County)
4:00PM: FPCC: City Nature Challenge & Nature Journaling at Killdeer Wetlands (Illinois, Cook County)
6:00PM-7:00PM: Lincoln Park Zoo Virtual Bioblitz - City Nature Challenge 2021 (webinar)
6:30PM: FPCC: City Nature Challenge Sunset Walk at Sand Ridge Nature Center (Illinois, Cook County)
Saturday, May 1st
7:00AM-10:00AM: Chicago Ornithological Society (COS): Indian Ridge Marsh Bird Walk (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
7:00AM-12:00PM: Illinois Science Council at West Ridge Nature Park (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
7:30AM-10:00AM: COS: LaBagh Woods Bird Walk (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
8:00AM-10:00AM: Spring Migration Bird Walk at North Park Village Nature Center (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
8:00AM-11:00AM: iNatting the Fox (group bioblitz, Illinois, Kane County)
10:00AM-12:00PM: City Nature Challenge at North Park Village Nature Center (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
10:00AM-2:00PM: Triton College Bioblitz (bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)
10:00AM-2:00PM: Community Science Day at Skokie Lagoons (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
12:00PM-3:00PM: Guided Prairie Walk with the Nature Museum (guided hike and bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)
2:00PM-4:00PM: Illinois Science Council at Northerly Island Natural Area (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
Sunday, May 2nd
8:00AM-10:00AM OR 10:00AM-12:00PM: COS: Big Marsh Birds and Botany Walk (group hike, Illinois, Cook County)
8:00AM-8:00PM: West Ridge Nature Park Bioblitz (group bioblitz, Illinois, Cook County)
11:00AM-2:00PM: Self-guided Woods Walk (bioblitz on your own, Illinois, Cook County)
Monday, May 3rd
CITY NATURE CHALLENGE OBSERVATION PERIOD ENDS (end of day, midnight local time)
May 3rd - May 9th
FINISH UPLOADING YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND HELP IDENTIFY
Here's a handy link to identify observations throughout the Chicago Metro area. Don't feel up for IDs or want to learn about other ways to get involved? How about annotating flower phenology, welcoming new users to iNaturalist, or adding a "fave" to your favorite observations?
Monday, May 10th
RESULTS ANNOUNCED
6:00PM-7:00PM: City Nature Challenge 2021 Celebration and Wrap-up (virtual, Zoom Meeting ID: 95243268206 & pw: 565209)
All times are Central unless otherwise indicated.
