Friday, April 16, 2021

City Nature Challenge

 I'm typing this as the final prepatory CNC planning meeting is going on via Zoom...


CNC ABQ  Partner Meeting

April 16, 2021

1:00-2:15 pm


Zoom Link: 

https://nmepscor.zoom.us/j/94767280347?pwd=S2RvTi96TEljN1YvVkV3MHoyOXZFdz09 

Full Zoom info at bottom of doc if you want to join by phone.


Agenda


I. Welcome and Introductions

Please put your name and organization below:

Selena Connealy, CNC ABQ

Laurel Ladwig, Backyard Refuge Partnership Coordinator, Friends of Valle de Oro NWR

Fiana Shapiro, Sandia Mountain Natural History Center

Tish Morris, Bernalillo County Master Naturalists

Katie Weeks, Audubon Southwest

Marnie Rehn, Bachechi Open Space

Ginny Seamster, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

Kit Sweeney, no organization

Jessica Campbell, CABQ Parks & Recreation

Jessica Sapunar-Jursich, CABQ Open Space Division

Karl Horak, BioPark Botanic Garden

Sarah Hurteau, The Nature Conservancy, Climate Program Director

Brandon Bourassa, New Mexico Herpetological Society

Lindsey Frederick, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

Eileen Everett, Environmental Education of New Mexico

Maria Lane, Center for Community Geography (UNM)

Deb Cook, BioPark

Fred Whiteman-Jennings, BioPark


II. Announcements/Updates

  1. Join iNat projects (CNC ABQ; Global CNC)

  2. Competing against Phoenix CNC!!

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021-greater-phoenix-area

https://greaterphoenixcnc.com/contests

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021-abq-greater-phoenix-greater-tucson



III. Programs before & during CNC April 30-May 3 (Selena)

We need to make sure that we follow all guidance related to health orders.

  1. iNaturalist trainings:

2)    Partner Events

  • April 24, 10 - noon, PBS Science Cafe on Citizen Science

  • April 30-May 3, Whitfield City Nature Challenge Hikes and Earth Day Science Fiesta Flyer



IV. Programs/Efforts during IDing period May 4-9 (Fiana)

  1. ID events led by taxa experts 

Cancelled? May 4, 6pm: Herp ID event (Brandon Bourassa, NMHS) Register

May 5, 6pm: Bird ID event (Katie, Audubon) Register

May 6, 3:30 pm: Bug ID event (Jason Schaller, BioPark Curator of Entomology) 

May 6, 7 pm: Phoenix ID Party Register Register



V. Marketing (Fiana)

  1. Marketing Materials  

    1. General Public Blurb

    2. School Audiences Blurb

  2. Social media *add your accounts/tags on the doc

Share posts/Facebook events on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram

Tag: CNC ABQ, global CNC, and/or our partners

  1. Advertising: newsletters, email lists, Facebook groups, NextDoor, event calendars, etc.

  2. Press Release from DCA submitted- should go out 4/22

  3. Sharing with your press people & news media (t.v., newspaper, radio)

  4. Sharing of graphics/activities

Logos and flyers available on Google Drive 

Any other materials anyone needs?

Activities/field guides (scavenger hunts, Bingo games, etc.)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eq2fO1MhE3T2rhvGM4am-8BpdhC7AFeP?usp=sharing


Links and Resources


CNC ABQ 2021 iNaturalist project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021-abq


Other CNC/iNaturalist Resources:

Finding Observations for iNaturalist in your Neighborhood video by CNC ABQ

iNaturalist virtual training recording by CNC ABQ

iNaturalist tutorials

City Nature Challenge 2021 Education Toolkit

iNaturalist Teacher’s Guide


CNC ABQ Social Media:

Facebook  Tag us @ABQCityNatureChallenge

Twitter  Tag us @ABQCityNature  #CityNatureChallengeABQ #CityNatureChallenge 

(global CNC account @CitNatChallenge )

Instagram Tag us @ABQCityNatureChallenge (CNC global organizers @colilaptera and @alisonkestrel)


Contact us

General- cnc.abq@gmail.com

Fiana Shapiro- fiana.shapiro@state.nm.us

Laurel Ladwig- pbgrebe@gmail.com

Selena Connealy- selena.connealy93@gmail.com

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 947 6728 0347

Passcode: 044915


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