Upcoming Public CNCYXE iNaturalist Events

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CNC YXE 2022 DNU – City Nature Challenge : 2022 Saskatoon, SK : Défi nature urbaine

Help put the City of Saskatoon on the world nature scene! Using iNaturalist take photos of plants, animals, insects and mushrooms between April 29 – May 2, 2022! Saskatoon will compete for the title of the most Biodiverse City.  We need your help.

WE have posted some events for nature lovers to get together either online or in person in group “Bio-Blitzes” to connect with nature. That being said the free iNaturalist app is easy to use as 1-2-3, so you can check out nature on your own or with a group!

1. download the free iNaturalist app onto your smart phone and sign in

2. find something wild i.e. plant, insect, mushroom, bird, animal, or evidence of something wild i.e. feather, scat, tracks. Take a photo of it

3. upload to the iNaturalist community.

If you are curious you can try out the iNaturalist Computer vision image recognition technology, and see what it suggests for “What is it?” Or if you want check in later on, to iNaturalist and find out what the crowd-sourced species identification system confirms as “What is it?”

A few public group events to start with (sign up at eventbrite):

Some online, others are in person meet ups.

iNaturalist Identification For Beginners
Online event
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST

City Nature Challenge Q&A Session 3
Would you like to enter your city for City Nature Challenge in 2023, plan a City Nature Challenge event, or simply learn more about the background of the City Nature Challenge?
This City Nature Challenge talk will be followed directly after at 7 with a talk on Citizen Science Event Planning. You will be very welcome to attend either or both register for this event, and sign in at whichever time 6 or 7.
Online event
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 6:00 PM CST

CNCYXE Sorting out noxious invasives from beneficial pollinator species
Online event
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 12:00 PM CST

City Nature Challenge Connect with Nature
George Genereux Urban Regional Park
Friday, April 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST

Connecting to Nature. Calling all Nature Lovers
Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area
Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM CST

Nature Lover Observation Party
Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area
Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM CST

City Nature Challenge George Genereux Nature Canvas
George Genereux Urban Regional Park
Monday, May 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST

City Nature Challenge ID Party
Online event
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST

City Nature Challenge ID Party
Online event
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST

City Nature Challenge I.D. Party
Online event
Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST

City Nature Challenge
Online event
Friday, May 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST

For directions as to how to drive to “George Genereux” Urban Regional Park
For directions on how to drive to Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area
For more information:
Blairmore Sector Plan Report; planning for the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, George Genereux Urban Regional Park and West Swale and areas around them inside of Saskatoon city limits
NEW P4G District Official Community Plan
Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′
Addresses:
Part SE 23-36-6 – Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A
Part SE 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A
S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A
NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063
Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area
Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot
Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com
Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map
Where is the George Genereux Urban Regional Park (Afforestation Area)?with map
Pinterest richardstbarbeb
Blogger: FriendsAfforestation
Tumblr friendsafforestation.tumblr.comFacebook Group Page: Users of the George Genereux Urban Regional Park
Facebook: StBarbeBaker Afforestation Area
Facebook for the non profit Charity Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. FriendsAreas
Facebook group page : Users of the St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area
Facebook: South West OLRA
Reddit: FriendsAfforestation
Twitter: St Barbe Baker Charity Twitter:FriendsAreas
Mix: friendsareas

YouTube

Please help protect / enhance your afforestation areas, please contact the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. (e-mail / e-transfers )Support the afforestation areas with your donation or membership ($20.00/year). Please donate by paypal or by using e-transfers Please and thank you! Your donation and membership is greatly appreciated. Members e-mail your contact information to be kept up to date!

Donations can be made through Paypal, Canada Helps, Contact Donate A Car Canada, SARCAN Drop & Go 106100594 for the Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc.

United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

• Use the UN Decade’s Visual Identity 
• Make it your own
• Spread the word about the UN Decade 
• Let’s Bring Back Forests
• Let’s Green Our Cities

“Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward. Bend to the winds of heaven..”

Richard St. Barbe Baker

City Nature Challenge 2022: Saskatoon And Area, SK

City Nature Challenge 2022 Saskatoon, SK and area 2022 Défi nature urbaine

City Nature Challenge 2022: Saskatoon, SK Défi nature urbaine

CNC YXE 2022 DNU -website link

CNC YXE DNU participant / collaborator / organiser meetings held the second Tuesday of the month via zoom email for your zoom link friendsafforestation@gmail.com From there we can arrange to host iNaturalist introductory webinars for observers and identifiers or bio-blitz hints and tips.

Help put the City of Saskatoon and area on the world nature scene! Using iNaturalist take photos of plants, animals, insects and mushrooms between April 29 – May 2, 2022! Saskatoon will compete for the title of the most Biodiverse City.  We need your help. YouTube Video about getting involved

From May 3-May 8 identify what was found in Saskatoon Taking part is easy!

Whether you’re an avid naturalist or a dog walker, everyone can participate: it’s easy, fun, and will encourage you to get outdoors.

We will be using the iNaturalist digital platform to record observations, under this project. -iNaturalist link

Signup to iNaturalist today and then join our ‘City Nature Challenge 2022: Saskatoon, SK’ project!
By joining the project you will be notified when news items are added to our project page.

Get involved get your “free” ticket now!

If you’re new to iNaturalist, then we can help {either contact us via friendsafforestation@gmail.som or follow instructions online at https://inaturalist.ca/.}

There are YouTube tutorials posted, and informational iNaturalist pdfs online to get you started

Started in 2016 for the first-ever Citizen Science Day, the citizen science teams at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences dreamed up the City Nature Challenge as a fun way to capitalize on their home cities’ friendly rivalry and hold a citizen science event around urban biodiversity. The first City Nature Challenge was an eight-day competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, engaging residents and visitors in documenting nature to better understand urban biodiversity. Over 20,000 observations were made by more than 1000 people in a one-week period, cataloging approximately 1600 species in each location, including new records for both areas. During the 2016 CNC, the organizers heard so much excitement and interest from people in other cities that they decided that they couldn’t keep to the fun just to themselves. In 2017 the City Nature Challenge went national, and in 2018, the CNC became an international event!

Saskatoon is now registered for the very first time ever to participate in the 2022 event – so we really need your help to highlight the City of Saskatoon area!

For more information
Tutorial What is It?
City Nature Challenge Canada 2022
Canada Wildlife Federation City Nature Challenge Canada 2022
City Nature Challenge 2022

Sign up now on Eventbrite to take observations Friday, April 29 to Tues May 3, 2022!

Sign up now on Eventbrite for identifications May 3-May 8

Hosted by Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc.

Collaborating and Co-hosting Meewasin and the Nature Conservancy of Canada

Supported by EcoFriendly Sask, SaskTel @SaskTel and Sask Power #SkPowerSafe

The Canada Wide City Nature Challenge is hosted by Canadian Wildlife Federation. The worldwide City Nature Challenge is hosted by California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

CNC YXE is run completely by volunteer organizers. If you’re part of a local stewardship or municipal group and would like to contribute to the promotion of the event, offer your skillsets, or make a donation to this city project please contact friendsafforestation@gmail.com to learn more. 

Thank You!