iNaturalist Guided Hike – City Nature Challenge 2023

City Nature Challenge, April 28 – May 1, is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. It’s a bioblitz-style competition where cities are in a friendly contest with each other to see who can make the most observations of nature, who can find the most species, and who can engage the most people. Learn more about the City Nature Challenge 2023: Greater Kansas City Metro Area here.

Lakeside Nature Center is participating in the City Nature Challenge with our iNaturalist Guided Hike.

• 10:00 am  –  Join a Nature Center naturalist at our picnic pavilion to learn how to download and use the iNaturalist app.

• 10:30 am to 12:00 pm  –  Guided hike begins of portions of our Fox Hollow Trail. As plants and animals are observed/heard, hikers will document and share on City Nature Challenge 2023: Greater Kansas City Metro Area · iNaturalist.

Lakeside Nature Center has also created a scavenger hunt of things you might find and hear on the trails, along with a photo guide of common spring plants on Fox Hollow trail. Printed copies are available at the Nature Center or download here.