Ongoing

City Nature Challenge 2024

The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. It’s a bioblitz-style competition where cities compete against 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.

CNC BioBlitz Nature Hike at Highland Park (4/27 – Morning)

Mendon Ponds Devil's Bathtub, Henrietta

Join two zoo naturalists for our City Nature Challenge BioBlitz nature hikes in some of Rochester’s beautiful parks. This hike will take place on April 27th from 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. at Highland Park. The goal of these Bioblitz’s is to document the variety of plant, animal, and fungal species that exist in and around the City of Rochester.

CNC BioBlitz Nature Hike at Turning Point Park (4/27 – Afternoon)

Turning Point Park 260 Boxart Street, Rochester

Join two zoo naturalists for our City Nature Challenge BioBlitz nature hikes in some of Rochester’s beautiful parks. This hike will take place on April 27th from 1:45 p.m. -3:30 p.m. at Turning Point Park. The goal of these Bioblitz’s is to document the variety of plant, animal, and fungal species that exist in and around the City of Rochester.