ParkLands Foundation Nature Quest Challenge and Partner Events (June 20-July 26)

ParkLands Foundation invites you to get out and explore their premier preserves while documenting the nature you observe along the way. You’ll be using the iNaturalist app to identify and document the plants and animals that you see at the preserves. iNaturalist is a worldwide citizen science effort. Your observations help researchers and naturalists across the world.

Visit any of our 5 featured preserves (Letcher Basin, Chinquapin South, Merwin, Lexington Preserve, and Moon Preserve) between June 20th and July 26th and use the iNaturalist app to document the nature you see. The eBird app can also be used for recording bird observations.
Prizes will be awarded for most species observed in several categories. Visit our Nature Quest Webpage for more information as well as Nature Quest Partner Events to lookout for!

Don’t know how to use iNaturalist? Join us on June 20th at the Illinois Art Station for a kick-off meeting and iNaturalist training. After the presentation, we will practice entering observations in the iNaturalist app while exploring native gardens close to the Illinois Art Station.

For more information on the challenge, as well as the free Nature Quest Partner Events you can attend, visit our Nature Quest Webpage:
https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/nature-quest/