York is officially participating in the global biodiversity initiative called the City Nature Challenge from 26-29th April 2024 for the first time! Join us for the inaugural launch event from 12:30-1:30pm on 26th April at the Marriott Room in the York Explore Library and Archive (Library Square, Museum St, York YO1 7DS): sign up to attend the launch here! At the launch, you can engage with various community groups, researchers, educators and the public about local biodiversity over tea and cakes, and then head outside to the Museum Gardens to record biodiversity on the iNaturalist app! Anyone and everyone can participate – All one needs is access to a smartphone or a camera and a computer, to take photos/sounds of biodiversity and upload them to iNaturalist, a global biodiversity platform. More information about how to participate can be found on our York City Nature Challenge website. You can make biodiversity observations in your own time, or join the many events being hosted across greater York. Have a read about the spark behind this project from Smriti Safaya (University of York).
