Brimbank council has joined with more than 20 councils across Melbourne, along with Scouts Victoria, the Entomological Society of Victoria, and the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria to take on the City Nature Challenge.
The challenge will run from April 29 to May 2 and council needs help to gather data in the following categories.
* Brimbank Birds
* Interesting Insects
* Tall Trees
* Wonderful Wildflowers
* Fabulous Fungus
Or combine all categories and capture photos of anything wild while you’re out at the local park!
Participating is easy and it provides a great opportunity to explore and learn about the natural environment that surrounds us even in a big city.
All you need to do is download iNaturalist on your phone and create an account.
Go explore your garden, local park or reserve, wetland or creek, and streets and nature strips, look for plants, fungus and animals that you would like to record – indoor or garden plants, pets, captive animals, and humans don’t count.
Take a photo of each different plant, animal or fungus you find and upload your observation to iNaturalist – make sure to include the location.
Details: www.inaturalist.org/
