{"id":126,"date":"2023-05-05T21:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T01:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/?p=126"},"modified":"2023-05-05T21:55:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T01:55:47","slug":"city-nature-challenge-inaturalist-bioblitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/2023\/05\/05\/city-nature-challenge-inaturalist-bioblitz\/","title":{"rendered":"City Nature Challenge: iNaturalist Bioblitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Areas of Burlington explored:<\/strong> For this event, I traveled to Rock Point and made a majority of my observations on my journey there and at the location itself. I also explored areas near campus such as the road near the golf course, Centennial Woods, and Church Street itself since I lack transportation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>iNaturalist Experience: <\/strong>Overall, I had a good experience with iNaturalist. However, I wished it included features that were more helpful in identifying flora and fauna species. As someone with little knowledge surrounding Vermont&#8217;s many native species, I struggled to identify certain species that we had not discussed in lecture or lab. Other than this, I really enjoyed the app and the experiences it enabled me to have!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Number of Species Observed: <\/strong>According to iNaturalist, I made 55 observations and identified 42 different species! \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cities Participating Globally:<\/strong> I found the number of cities participating globally to be very interesting. Often with the environmental movement, it feels like only a handful of people truly care about the topic and strive to create awareness\/change. I was pleasantly surprised to see the number of cities that participated and the amount of biodiversity they recorded. It was incredible to see that many other cities outperformed Burlington, merely because I felt we would &#8220;win&#8221; since I thought Rubenstein students might be the only ones who cared. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4599-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4599-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4599-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4599-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4599-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4599-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rock Point!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4607-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4607-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4607-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4607-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4607-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/kmbates\/files\/2023\/05\/IMG_4607-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rock Point Again!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images 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