This challenge is an international competition between cities to document wildlife. Anyone in Winnebago, Boone, DeKalb, Ogle, and Stephenson counties can participate in the Rock River Valley City Nature Challenge!

Here’s what you need to do to participate:

1. Make an iNaturalist account on their website or the free app available for all phone types.

2. Get outside and start documenting wildlife observations on the app between April 24-27 2020!

Severson Dells Nature Center is also hosting an exciting virtual scavenger hunt for City Nature Challenge 2020! All observations made and posted between April 24-27 that meet scavenger hunt criteria will count toward a raffle prize. Prizes include Severson Dells stickers, water bottles, t-shirts, and more! Get the Scavenger Hunt PDF here and start hunting.