2018 City Nature Challenge & Park Rx Day
In May 2018, I led a City Nature Challenge at Fort Totten National Park during Park Rx Day.
The City Nature Challenge is an international effort organizing communities to find and document plants and wildlife across the globe using the app iNaturalist. In 2018, Washington, D.C. ranked #4 of the 69 participating cities, with nearly 23,000 observations.
Photo gallery
all photos credited to Ana Leilani Ka'ahanui
Self-sustaining interactivie activities help engage visitors (despite my atrocious handwriting). The board reads, "What kind of wildlife lives in DC (plants or animals)? Draw or write down below.
A young participant contributes to the board.
Volunteers support the 2018 City Nature Challenge in Fort Totten National Park
My former Dumbarton Under Cover participant (and neighbor) volunteered for the day after learning how to use iNaturalist in my after school program.
Youth participate in the City Nature Challenge
Quaker ladies, also known as azure bluets, are native to the East Coast.
This jelly fungus became the star of the show as participants nerded out over the find.
Nature-themed facepainting is a must.
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