Help South Florida win the City Nature Challenge!
Join our City Nature Challenge BioBlitz where we will explore Virginia Key’s biodiverse coastal habitats while observing and identifying wildlife. The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document urban wildlife across the globe. It’s a bioblitz-style competition rooted in citizen science where cities challenge 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.
On this bioblitz-style nature walk, we will document our observations using the app iNaturalist. The biodiversity data you collect on iNaturalist counts toward our tallies in the City Nature Challenge AND it goes toward scientific research in urban wildlife distribution, invasive species tracking, climate science, and more!
Citizen Science Biodiversity Monitoring
Download the free iNaturalist app and join our Project before the BioBlitz! Your iNaturalist data will provide researchers and policymakers a snapshot of South Florida’s biodiversity. You can track your data through the app on any smartphone, or use the web login to track, filter, and explore the data on your own.
Directions to check-in
Check-in will be located at the picnic tables at Virginia Key North Point Beach Park. For GPS directions enter “Virginia Key North Point Trails.”
Parking
Complimentary parking available at Virginia Key North Point Trails.
Community Service Hours
We offer community service hours at all MUVE events. Please find us after the event to sign forms.
Safety
You must complete the Frost Science liability waiver to participate in this event. This waiver is included in the online registration process.
Parking Instructions
- Available parking at Virginia Key North Point Trails