🌿🌍 Join Us for the City Nature Challenge 2025! 🌍🌿

 
🌿🌍 Join Us for the City Nature Challenge 2025! 🌍🌿


This Earth Month, be a part of something big! 🌱✨ From April 25th to 28th, Saskatoon is joining cities around the world in the City Nature Challenge 2025, and we need YOU to help document the incredible biodiversity in our own backyard! 🦋🐦


📸 How can you help? 1️⃣ Find it – Look for wildlife in your backyard, parks, or urban spaces! 2️⃣ Snap it – Take a picture or record the sounds of the plants, animals, and insects you discover! 3️⃣ Share it – Upload your observations to iNaturalist and contribute to global biodiversity data! 🌍


Event Details: 📅 Friday, April 25 – Evening Bioblitz at Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (6:00 PM) 📅 Saturday, April 26 – Afternoon Bioblitz at George Genereux Urban Regional Park (1:00 PM) 📅 Sunday, April 27 – Afternoon Bioblitz at Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, West Swale Wetlands (1:00 PM) 📅 Monday, April 28 – Evening Bioblitz at Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, West Side (6:00 PM)


Thanks to our amazing sponsors: Saskatoon Nature Society, SaskPower, SaskEnergy, and SaskTel, these events are free to attend! 🌳💧


✨ Be the Voice for Nature! ✨ Your participation helps document species at risk, contributes to global research, and strengthens our connection with nature. Every observation counts! 🌍💚


Check out our City Nature Challenge Video for more info and get inspired to get outdoors! 📹🌿


Let’s make this the most exciting, impactful year yet! Together, we can make a difference! 🌱 https://youtu.be/kmj4Cg9SCow friendsareas.ca


#CNCYXE2025 #CityNatureChallenge #Biodiversity #EarthMonth2025 #Saskatoon #CitizenScience #iNaturalist #ProtectNature #Wildlife #NatureStewards #ExploreNature #BeTheChange https://youtu.be/kmj4Cg9SCow

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