City Nature Challenge 2024: Accomack & Northampton Counties's Journal

Good morning,

I’ve tagged you in this post because you are a top identifier in the Eastern Shore area. We’re hoping you’ll participate in this year’s City Nature Challenge by helping go through the "Needs ID" observations for the Accomack & Northampton Counties project by May 5. Over 56% of our observations still need an ID! It is top iNat identifiers like you that will help increase our number of species recorded in the Eastern Shore area and ensure that we have high-quality data.

Have observations that you haven't uploaded? It's not too late! You can still post observations made within the April 26-29 timeframe and have them count toward the challenge until May 5.

You can find the City Nature Challenge: Accomack & Northamptom Counties iNaturalist project here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-accomack-northampton-counties

I also encourage you to help identify species all over the state! Check out other City Nature Challenge Projects in Virginia below.

Charlottesville Region: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-charlottesville-region
Virginia Pinelands: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-virginia-pinelands
Southwest Virginia: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-southwest-virginia
Allegheny & Shenandoah Mountains: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-allegheny-and-shenandoah-mountains

Thanks for your help, and have fun identifying!

Brynna Strand
Volunteer Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy

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Help us find more wildlife than last year's City Nature Challenge on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. All iNat observations made in Northampton & Accomack county automatically count in the Challenge.

We're almost half-way through the challenge and observations are rolling in. Here's how many MORE we need to reach our goal and top last year's record. Will you spread the word and help us?
• 40% of our goal accomplished: 358 more wildlife observations needed
• 53% of our goal accomplished: 150 more species needed
• 45% of our goal accomplished: 45 more people making observations needed

I hope you'll get outside this evening through Monday and snap photos in iNat of that ant on the sidewalk (it counts!) or that dandelion in your yard (it counts!) or the fly on your vehicle (it counts!). The more wild plants and animals you observe, the better!

Want to follow along to see how we're doing? Join the project here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-accomack-northampton-counties

Thanks,
Jen Dalke
Volunteer Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy
jdalke@tnc.org

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Hi folks,

The annual City Nature Challenge is getting ready to start (12:01 a.m. Friday!) and we need your help. Between Friday, April 26 and Monday, April 29, we need you to help us find as many species as possible using iNaturalist. All iNaturalist observations from Northampton and Accomack counties will automatically be counted towards the Challenge.

I’ve tagged you in this post because you've made observations in the area and it's iNat observers like you who will push us ahead in number of of wildlife observations and species recorded in Virginia.

The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an international effort for people to find and document what lives in communities across the globe. There are over 650 locations participating this year so it will be great to see what everyone finds!

You can track progress by joining our Nature Challenge Project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-accomack-northampton-counties

Not going to be on the Eastern Shore of Virginia this weekend? We still want you to make wildlife observations, but please join the Global Project so they'll count toward CNC: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-global-project

For more information and for a list of events happening across Virginia during this challenge, please visit our website at www.nature.org/CityNatureVa. Make observations on your own, or join us for a hike!

Let me know if you have any questions. Spread the word!
Jen Dalke

jdalke@tnc.org
Volunteer Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy, Virginia

@aezanne, @airgus, @ajayr, @alexlamoreaux, @amanitolin, @ayletttt, @bapplesauce, @bignonia, @bluets15, @boettcher, @brittany15, @capricada, @cloodm, @colbyb, @danielle336, @danieltayloroc, @dezertreyn, @dpom, @dreadhorn, @drshawntdash, @ekottler, @ellismarin, @ericcope, @erincanthony, @gcharlow64, @ivy15, @james5, @janetsturgis, @janetwright, @jcdrey, @jennym, @joeyandmaevecoker, @johntownsend, @joseph92, @judithmccord, @keryn2, @kevinfaccenda, @keyojimbo, @khari15, @krechmer, @krosenthal, @lynne909916, @lzjones, @mattyork, @mcamachof97, @mimi_sedjat, @mjwcarr, @mvrosenfield, @nedbrinkley, @newriver1, @pennyflip, @rachel2299, @risdell, @robirda, @rogard, @russellgrov, @saskew, @sbs2000, @sercfisheries, @shoremarg, @smithsonian_marinegeo, @spacefatty, @swampchicken, @syd_saharra, @taelorjones, @tca12345, @the_little_elephant, @treichard, @tremarctos, @tyler_walker, @vickiebell, @vicklein, @whiteoak, @williamkody, @zack93, @zofoot

Hi everyone,

The annual City Nature Challenge is getting ready to start TOMORROW and we need your help! Between Friday, April 26 and Monday, April 29, we need you to help us find as many species as possible using iNaturalist. All iNaturalist observations from Northampton & Accomack Counties will automatically be counted towards the Challenge (this includes surrounding water).

I’ve tagged you in this post because you are a top observer in the area. It is top iNat observers like you that will really help push us ahead in number of observations made and species recorded in Virginia.

The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document what lives in communities across the globe. There are over 650 locations participating this year so it will be great to see what everyone finds!

You can find the Challenge: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-accomack-northampton-counties

For more information and for a list of events happening across Virginia area during this challenge, please visit our website at www.nature.org/CityNatureVa. Make observations on your own, or join us for a hike!

Let me know if you have any questions. Spread the word!
Jen Dalke

Volunteer Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy, Virginia

@justacasual, @americanisopodologist, @gwt2102, @bobsuppa, @bev435, @brendapoist, @kbeza31979, @pmk00001, @estehr, @marvelliott, @jacob62, @ronwertz, @lauralovesbirds, @susanelliott, @jimbrighton, @drjatmbc, @laurabankey, @birds_and_wasps, @accipitergentilis, @mariobird, @sjryan, @wanderingeden, @waynesweeds, @kirk_gardner, @w293766628_w, @suerice, @someowletmoth221, @callicladium, @brl555, @shawn45315, @oridgen10, @tommymorris17, @dgovoni, @ben_nett1993
@bwood708, @buggedberries, @stazandgazer, @pycnoderiella_virginiana, @neild, @celithemis, @g_heaton, @rosemarieroessler, @isaac_johansen, @tysmith, @sunrise_again, @barbara21, @nzmuth, @aliandbrice, @csmyth, @fm5050