- Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Join the 2026 City Nature Challenge, April 24–27, and help document the plants and wildlife in your community. Be part of this global effort to support biodiversity research while exploring the nature right outside your door.
How to participate: It’s as simple as getting outside, observing nature, snapping a photo, and uploading to iNaturalist! It’s fun, it’s free, and a great way to connect with nature. You can participate on your own or join a targeted effort within your community. Find an event near you: Boston Area, Worcester, Springfield, Connecticut River Valley, and Western Massachusetts.
Want to do more? Put your naturalist skills to good usefrom April 28–May 10to help identify observations that City Nature Challenge participants recorded on iNaturalist. By validating other participants’ identifications, you can help ensure data can be used in research.
You can also support MassWildlife’s ongoing iNaturalist projects year-round:
- Massachusetts Biodiversity Survey: Join this long-term, strategic effort to track our state’s irreplaceable biodiversity and contribute to conservation and research. This includes several projects, including a reptile survey, carnivore/large mammal survey, freshwater mollusks, ecological indicators, and conifers.
- Wildlife Management Area Biodiversity Project: We need your help tracking biodiversity in 15 Wildlife Management Areas.
