The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is originally organised by the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. It is a citizen science project primarily designed to document urban biodiversity and engage city residents with the nature surrounding them (also known as a bioblitz). The project is conceived as a global collaborative effort to discern who can make the most observations, identify the most species, or have the most participants. The project began in 2016 and has now expanded to over 400 regions worldwide.

The goals of the CNC are to:

• Connect urban residents with their local nature.
• Connect people with each other: building both in-person and online community around local nature.
• Collect data on urban biodiversity for use in science, management, and conservation.
• Develop volunteer biodiversity documentation globally.
• Have fun in the context of friendly competition!

The National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg is the national coordinator of this event, and IMS is once again joining this initiative, inviting all members to participate in this bioblitz.
To capture your observations, you will use the iNaturalist application on your smartphone. You can download it before the event and create your personal account: 
Google Play Store - Apple App Store

IMPORTANT: Before the event, create an iNaturalist account and try the application if you can. You can find some tutorials here.

When? Friday 26 April from 12:00 to 14:00  

12h00-13h00: Lunch and learn 
13h00-14h00 Walk and identification of local flora and fauna with iNaturalist and local experts

Where? Clearstream / 42 Av. John F. Kennedy / 1855 Neudorf-Weimershof Luxembourg
For who? All employees whose organisation is a member of IMS.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact sarah.struvay@imslux.lu 

In partnership with Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle 

Photos will likely be taken at the event intended to be published by IMS Luxembourg in written or digital media. Please inform the host at the beginning of the event if you do not wish to be in the photos.
At the end of the event you will receive a certificate of attendance which you can provide to your HR department.