City Nature Challenge O‘ahu Meet-and-Greet

Friday, May 16, 2025
6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Atherton Hālau
FREE ADMISSION

Following this year’s City Nature Challenge (CNC) on O‘ahu, Bishop Museum will host a meet-and-greet gathering for CNC participants, nature nerds, and anyone who wants to learn more about biodiversity to connect in person and share stories over food, drink, fun activities, and a special presentation. All ages are welcome!

The CNC is an annual event where cities around the world compete to document biodiversity on iNaturalist (iNat) to:

• Bring communities together to celebrate and learn about nature,
• Capture a yearly ‘snapshot’ of biodiversity, and
• Promote citizen science.

Bishop Museum, the University of Hawai‘i, and Malama Mushrooms, are hosts for our city region, which covers the entire island of O‘ahu, and we are competing against over 600 other cities. From April 25 – May 4, participants will be working to go out and find wild plants, animals, fungi, etc., take photos, upload them to iNat, and then identify everything that was found. Learn how to you can participate here or join us at the social and see how you can join in the fun next year!

The meet-and-greet gathering takes place after the CNC, where we will share the results of the competition and participants can share knowledge, ask questions, and connect with others. Even if you did not participate in the City Nature Challenge this year, all are welcome to join and learn about biodiversity on O‘ahu.

Program Timeline
6 p.m. Doors Open, Pupu & Drink
6:30 p.m. Welcome by CNC Team
Presentation by Calder Atta, Ichthyology Collections Manager at Bishop Museum
7 p.m. Informal Storytelling & Biodiversity Activities
8 p.m. Pau

Check out these resources for more info:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-o-ahu
http://www.inaturalist.org/
https://www.citynaturechallenge.org