This page will update as we create new resources for 2024. There are older resources below as examples of what we have used in the past.
2024 RESOURCES
NEW! NYC Top 25 Nature Hunt -printable PowerPoint slides you can use for bingo or a scavenger hunt. There are 4 options in the file: Top 25 species (in general), Top 25 Plants, Top 25 Animals, and Top 25 Fungi. All of these records are from the place in iNaturalist called “New York City, NY, US town” and looking only at Research Grade April/May observations. You can replace the main image with the top 25 species in your park, as well. Here are some step by step instructions for creating that slide for yourself:
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- In your browser (not the mobile app), go to Explore in iNaturalist and click the Filters button.
- Expand the Filters pop up by clicking “More filters” and type in the name of your park/county/location in the “Place” field. Click “Update Search”. Note: iNaturalist can filter the database if it recognizes your location as a place with a boundary. Do not use the Location field that is next to the Go button at the top (that only centers the map). You can also add the month filters here to get the species you’re more likely to see during CNC.
- Click the “Species” tab at the top of the results. This will bring you to a screen that has the species images as rows of five tiles. Adjust your screen resolution and/or zoom until you can get the desired number in the window. 25 species images fit nicely on a 8/5×11 inch piece of paper. Here’s what this looks like for NYC with the filters I mentioned at the top (replace the NYC filter with your location): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?month=4,5&place_id=674&quality_grade=research&subview=map&view=species
- Take a screenshot and save it to your computer. Right click on the image in the slide and choose “Change Picture”, then “From File” and use that screenshot you just saved for your nature hunt!
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NEW! Links for help during CNC – We’ll have the hotline (262-228-8683) and email (citynaturechallengeNYC@gmail.com) running for people who run into issues and want some help, but there are a few other places you can send people:
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- CNC FAQ page – Global CNC has this page up to help people.
- iNaturalist Forum: TBD – in years past there was a dedicated temporary category for CNC. I will link that here if it happens again this year. Remember that iNaturalist isn’t involved in running the CNC, but they do make accommodations to make sure everything is working properly during this time of heightened activity.
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NEW! CNC 2024 Certificate of Participation – Template links (this will make you your own copy that you can edit): in English | in Spanish. You’re welcome to add other logos, lines for more signatures, etc. – definitely adapt it to your needs
NEW! Recorded training videos: Ideas for what to post leading up to and during CNC.
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- From Macaulay 2023 – https://youtu.be/9Vkyl8i__GE
- From one of the Canadian organizers – https://youtu.be/gcLYIjIm-4c
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Social Media Suggestions: Ideas for what to post leading up to and during CNC.
CNC:NYC Partners, Projects, and Events – A google sheet to keep track of all the project links, partners, and events for 2024. This is mostly a reference for us, not intended to be shared. The final events list will be on the iNat project page.
Lunch and Learn recording – In case you missed any of our Lunch and Learn sessions, here’s a recording of the presentation. Contact kelly.odonnell@mhc.cuny.edu if you have any questions.
City Nature Challenge Basics – this 2 page document gives the general details for CNC and a summary of past results.
CNC:NYC Resources Folder – This Google folder has all of our graphics and flyers, including logos for CNC. NOTE! Global CNC has updated the logo from last year that we’ll use going forward. Remember that if you create something with the CNC logo on it and your own logo, you must also include the “Organized by” lock up logo to give credit to the global organization done by NHMLA and CAS.
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- Global CNC has a blank flyer you can edit in Canva. This is a template file, so you can edit as you like, but you have to be signed in to Canva. This flyer is downloaded as a .png file in the Resources folder above.
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City Nature Challenge Education Toolkit – If you speak with any educators or are in a classroom yourself, these suggested activities might help. There are recommended lessons for several different grade bands and also informal educational settings.
CNC:NYC Contact Information – If you are interested, there is a dedicated CNC:NYC email and phone number that you can share. These get answered by Kelly O’Donnell or a Macaulay student volunteer. Feel free to share these in your write-ups of CNC so folks can get more help if they need it.
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- Email: citynaturechallengeNYC@gmail.com
- Phone: (262) 228-8683
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BioBlitz Intro Slides – Running a BioBlitz? Cal Academy made this slideshow for you to show before your blitz starts. Make a copy and customize for yourself.
Getting Started on iNat mini brochure – available in English or Spanish – Print them double-sided and then cut into three mini brochures.
More resources coming soon!
OLDER RESOURCES
2023 Global press release (w/NYC info) – Global CNC made a press release and I added the NYC info to it
2023 Poster/flyer folder – This is inside the resources folder linked below, but I wanted to highlight it because a few of you have asked for these files. There are Google Slides files generated by global CNC that I’ve added the NYC tinyurl to that also have a space for adding your own info and then there’s a pdf file that Macaulay made in-house. Feel free to post/print/share any!
2023 CNC:NYC Partners, Projects, and Events – A google sheet to keep track of all the project links, partners, and events for 2023. This is mostly a reference for us, not intended to be shared. The final events list will be on the iNat project page.
NYC Top 25 Nature Hunt 2022 – a printable PowerPoint slide you can use for bingo or a scavenger hunt. You can replace the main image with the top 25 species in your park.
2019 CNC NYC Info Poster/Flyer:
2019 CNC GENERAL Info Poster/Flyer: CNC iNat how to 2019
April 2019 GENSPACE iNaturalist workshop slides: CNC 2019 GENSPACE slides
March 2019 Battle of the Boroughs Slides: CNC2019 Battle of the Boroughs SLIDES
Other Useful Links:
2019 NYC City Nature Challenge Project Page on iNaturalist
Global City Nature Challenge site
2019 Global City Nature Challenge Project Page on iNaturalist
