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2021 City Nature Challenge | Font Hill Park | May 1, 2021| 9 am - 10:30 amThe City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition and collaboration among cities across the globe to find and document plants and wildlife over a four-day period. Because we are in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Howard County Recreation and Parks will be contributing records to the Baltimore City Challenge. Come help us observe and record the diversity of plants and wildlife in Howard County Parks! Job Duties:Document as many species as you can using iNaturalist on your cellphone. No need to be an expert - iNaturalist will offer suggestions based on your photographs, and selections are verified by scientists on the app. This will be a self-guided activity; while there will be Park Rangers on site with a table to get you started and answer your questions, you will be hiking the trails and searching for species on your own or in your family groups. It will help to have the iNaturalist app downloaded on your phone using WiFi before you leave your home. The event will run rain or shine, so come prepared with boots, long pants, appropriate layers, sunscreen, bug spray, water, and snacks! Covid precautions will also be in place so please wear your mask and socially distance from others outside your household. We look forward to having your help! For this event at Font Hill Park, we will meet at the entrance to the park at the intersection of Font Hill Drive and Grosvenor Road at 9am.
Minimum age: 16
Dates: 05/01/2021 - 05/01/2021
28 Positions available!
For this event at Font Hill Park, we will meet at the entrance to the park at the intersection of Font Hill Drive and Grosvenor Road at 9am.
Erin Eve
eeve@howardcountymd.gov
(410) 245-1410
Opp Available Positions: 28
2021 City Nature Challenge | High Ridge Park | May 2, 2021| 11 am - 12 pmThe City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition and collaboration among cities across the globe to find and document plants and wildlife over a four-day period. Because we are in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Howard County Recreation and Parks will be contributing records to the Baltimore City Challenge. Come help us observe and record the diversity of plants and wildlife in Howard County Parks! Job Duties:Document as many species as you can using iNaturalist on your cellphone. No need to be an expert - iNaturalist will offer suggestions based on your photographs, and selections are verified by scientists on the app. This will be a self-guided activity; while there will be Park Rangers on site with a table to get you started and answer your questions, you will be hiking the trails and searching for species on your own or in your family groups. It will help to have the iNaturalist app downloaded on your phone using WiFi before you leave your home. The event will run rain or shine, so come prepared with boots, long pants, appropriate layers, sunscreen, bug spray, water, and snacks! Covid precautions will also be in place so please wear your mask and socially distance from others outside your household. We look forward to having your help!
Dates: 05/02/2021 - 05/02/2021
50 Positions available!
Sarah Duffy
Opp Available Positions: 50
2021 City Nature Challenge | MPEA | May 1, 2021| 2 pm - 3:30 pmThe City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition and collaboration among cities across the globe to find and document plants and wildlife over a four-day period. Because we are in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Howard County Recreation and Parks will be contributing records to the Baltimore City Challenge. Come help us observe and record the diversity of plants and wildlife in Howard County Parks! Job Duties:Document as many species as you can using iNaturalist on your cellphone. No need to be an expert - iNaturalist will offer suggestions based on your photographs, and selections are verified by scientists on the app. This will be a self-guided activity; while there will be Park Rangers on site with a table to get you started and answer your questions, you will be hiking the trails and searching for species on your own or in your family groups. It will help to have the iNaturalist app downloaded on your phone using WiFi before you leave your home. The event will run rain or shine, so come prepared with boots, long pants, appropriate layers, sunscreen, bug spray, water, and snacks! Covid precautions will also be in place so please wear your mask and socially distance from others outside your household. We look forward to having your help! For this event at the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, we will meet at the park entrance off of Trotter Road at 2:00 PM.
29 Positions available!
We look forward to having your help! For this event at the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, we will meet at the park entrance off of Trotter Road at 2:00 PM.
Opp Available Positions: 29
2021 City Nature Challenge | Rockburn Branch Park | May 1, 2021|11 am - 1:00 pmThe City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition and collaboration among cities across the globe to find and document plants and wildlife over a four-day period. Because we are in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Howard County Recreation and Parks will be contributing records to the Baltimore City Challenge. Come help us observe and record the diversity of plants and wildlife in Howard County Parks! Job Duties:Document as many species as you can using iNaturalist on your cellphone. No need to be an expert - iNaturalist will offer suggestions based on your photographs, and selections are verified by scientists on the app. This will be a self-guided activity; while there will be Park Rangers on site with a table to get you started and answer your questions, you will be hiking the trails and searching for species on your own or in your family groups. It will help to have the iNaturalist app downloaded on your phone using WiFi before you leave your home. The event will run rain or shine, so come prepared with boots, long pants, appropriate layers, sunscreen, bug spray, water, and snacks! Covid precautions will also be in place so please wear your mask and socially distance from others outside your household. We look forward to having your help! For this event at Rockburn Branch Park we will meet at the Pfeiffer's Corner School House in the west area of the park.
100 Positions available!
For this event at Rockburn Branch Park we will meet at the Pfeiffer's Corner School House in the west area of the park.
Opp Available Positions: 100
2021 City Nature Challenge | Savage Park | May 2, 2021| 3 pm - 5 pmThe City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition and collaboration among cities across the globe to find and document plants and wildlife over a four-day period. Because we are in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Howard County Recreation and Parks will be contributing records to the Baltimore City Challenge. Come help us observe and record the diversity of plants and wildlife in Howard County Parks! Job Duties:Document as many species as you can using iNaturalist on your cellphone. No need to be an expert - iNaturalist will offer suggestions based on your photographs, and selections are verified by scientists on the app. This will be a self-guided activity; while there will be Park Rangers on site with a table to get you started and answer your questions, you will be hiking the trails and searching for species on your own or in your family groups. It will help to have the iNaturalist app downloaded on your phone using WiFi before you leave your home. The event will run rain or shine, so come prepared with boots, long pants, appropriate layers, sunscreen, bug spray, water, and snacks! Covid precautions will also be in place so please wear your mask and socially distance from others outside your household. We look forward to having your help!
75 Positions available!
Jake Marshall
Opp Available Positions: 75
2021 City Nature Challenge | Schooley Mill Park | May 2, 2021| 9 am - 10:30 amThe City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition and collaboration among cities across the globe to find and document plants and wildlife over a four-day period. Because we are in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Howard County Recreation and Parks will be contributing records to the Baltimore City Challenge. Come help us observe and record the diversity of plants and wildlife in Howard County Parks! Job Duties:Document as many species as you can using iNaturalist on your cellphone. No need to be an expert - iNaturalist will offer suggestions based on your photographs, and selections are verified by scientists on the app. This will be a self-guided activity; while there will be Park Rangers on site with a table to get you started and answer your questions, you will be hiking the trails and searching for species on your own or in your family groups. It will help to have the iNaturalist app downloaded on your phone using WiFi before you leave your home. The event will run rain or shine, so come prepared with boots, long pants, appropriate layers, sunscreen, bug spray, water, and snacks! Covid precautions will also be in place so please wear your mask and socially distance from others outside your household. We look forward to having your help! For this event at Schooley Mill Park, we will meet in front of the cricket field at 9:00 AM.
99 Positions available!
We look forward to having your help! For this event at Schooley Mill Park, we will meet in front of the cricket field at 9:00 AM.
Opp Available Positions: 99
