The results are in!

Thank you for being part of the 2023 City Nature Challenge. This was Charlottesville's sixth year participating in this global event and we've continued to improve our results every single year.

We'd love to hear from you about your experience. Please fill out the brief survey (less than 5 minutes to complete) so we can gather your feedback and make next year's event better: https://forms.office.com/r/xXPXQg6EPW

Charlottesville Results
*3,089 observations made (48% increase from 2022)
*859 species identified (25% increase from 2022)
*182 observers (decrease from 2022. Likely due to poor weather)

Highlights
*Finished 9th out of 64 similar population-size cities for number of observers
*Finished 12th out of 64 similar population-size cities for number of species
*Finished 14th out of 64 similar population-size cities for number of observations
*On average, each person made 16 observations
*45% of observations were research grade. This means 1,423 observations will contribute to scientific databases and help with scientific research.

Posted on May 19, 2023 05:20 PM by mduffy