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X-WR-CALDESC:Come join Houston Audubon\, the Houston Parks Department\, and
the Student Conservation Association for the Birding and BioBlitz event o
n April 28 at White Oak Park. This event will be held in conjunction with
the City Nature Challenge\, a multi-city competition to find and document
the most species of birds\, plants\, and any other wildlife. Last year Hou
ston came in FIRST in Texas AND nationally for most species identified! So
invite your family and friends to join and come on out to Birding and Bio
Blitz!\n\nWhat is a BioBlitz?\nA 'BioBlitz' is a citizen
science event to try and find and identify as many species as possible in
a given area over a short period of time. This includes plants\, animals\,
fungi\, and any other organisms! This year\, the City Nature Challenge Bi
oBlitz is taking place from April 27 to April 30. BioBlitzes aren’t only f
un for participants\, but they provide useful information to land managers
\, scientists\, and help highlight diversity in urban areas.\n\nWh
at is the City Nature Challenge?\nThe City Nature Challenge is on
for the second year\, boasting events across more than 75 cities on six c
ontinents. Last year\, in the United States alone\, over 126\,000 observat
ions were logged in 5 days by over 4\,000 citizen scientists\, representin
g more than 8\,500 species. The City Nature Challenge is organized by Natu
ral History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Science
s. Our Texas effort is hosted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
\n\nWhat is iNaturalist?\nIt is easy to join the Birding
and BioBlitz event of the City Nature Challenge by quickly installing the
iNaturalist app. The iNaturalist app allows you snap a picture of a plant
or animal and upload it. The community will then help identify the species
. Any observation in the greater metropolitan area of Houston and Galvesto
n will count during the four day challenge. Make sure you join us at BioBl
itz with your app already installed so you have more time to check out the
wildlife!\n\nHow to Join In!\nWe need YOU! From April 27
to April 30\, you can go anywhere within the Houston range (see map on th
e City Nature Challenge link) and make observations that will add to our t
ally! This year is a competition among 65 cities in 15 different countries
around the world. Any and all observations count\, but the most valuable
observations are made on public property (parks\, right-of-ways\, preserve
s\, etc.) and are of wild (non-cultivated/not captive) organisms. Other ob
servations count\, of course\, but the wild organisms found on public prop
erty can influence management and policy. Wherever you are\, observe some
things on April 27 - 30! Observations have to be uploaded before May 4 to
count as well. Find more information from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dep
artment web page about this year’s City Nature Challenge.\n
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DESCRIPTION:Come join Houston Audubon\, the Houston Parks Department\, and
the Student Conservation Association for the Birding and BioBlitz event on
April 28 at White Oak Park. This event will be held in conjunction with t
he City Nature Challenge\, a multi-city competition to find and document t
he most species of birds\, plants\, and any other wildlife. Last year Hous
ton came in FIRST in Texas AND nationally for most species identified! So
invite your family and friends to join and come on out to Birding and BioB
litz!\n\nWhat is a BioBlitz?\nA 'BioBlitz' is a citizen s
cience event to try and find and identify as many species as possible in a
given area over a short period of time. This includes plants\, animals\,
fungi\, and any other organisms! This year\, the City Nature Challenge Bio
Blitz is taking place from April 27 to April 30. BioBlitzes aren’t only fu
n for participants\, but they provide useful information to land managers\
, scientists\, and help highlight diversity in urban areas.\n\nWha
t is the City Nature Challenge?\nThe City Nature Challenge is on
for the second year\, boasting events across more than 75 cities on six co
ntinents. Last year\, in the United States alone\, over 126\,000 observati
ons were logged in 5 days by over 4\,000 citizen scientists\, representing
more than 8\,500 species. The City Nature Challenge is organized by Natur
al History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences
. Our Texas effort is hosted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.\n
\nWhat is iNaturalist?\nIt is easy to join the Birding an
d BioBlitz event of the City Nature Challenge by quickly installing the iN
aturalist app. The iNaturalist app allows you snap a picture of a plant or
animal and upload it. The community will then help identify the species.
Any observation in the greater metropolitan area of Houston and Galveston
will count during the four day challenge. Make sure you join us at BioBlit
z with your app already installed so you have more time to check out the w
ildlife!\n\nHow to Join In!\nWe need YOU! From April 27 t
o April 30\, you can go anywhere within the Houston range (see map on the
City Nature Challenge link) and make observations that will add to our tal
ly! This year is a competition among 65 cities in 15 different countries a
round the world. Any and all observations count\, but the most valuable ob
servations are made on public property (parks\, right-of-ways\, preserves\
, etc.) and are of wild (non-cultivated/not captive) organisms. Other obse
rvations count\, of course\, but the wild organisms found on public proper
ty can influence management and policy. Wherever you are\, observe some th
ings on April 27 - 30! Observations have to be uploaded before May 4 to co
unt as well. Find more information from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Depar
tment web page about this year’s City Nature Challenge.\n
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SUMMARY:White Oak Park Bioblitz
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