City Nature Challenge 2023: Clinch River Valley's Journal

Thank you for being part of the 2023 City Nature Challenge. This was the Clinch River Valley's first year participating in this global event and we're so happy with the results.

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

Clinch River Valley Results
*1,182 observations made
*598 species identified
*57 observers

Highlights
*Finished 25th out of 64 similar population-size places for number of species identified
*Finished 30th out of 64 similar population-size places for number of observers
*On average, each person made 20 observations
*38% of observations were research grade. This means 473 observations will contribute to scientific databases and help with scientific research.

Thank you again for all your help making observations and identifying species for City Nature Challenge! If you haven't already, please take 2-minutes to answer these questions so we can gather your feedback and improve next year's challenge: https://forms.office.com/r/xXPXQg6EPW.

Interested in doing even more? If you want to get updates on local volunteer opportunities and events with The Nature Conservancy in SW Virginia, reach out to Jen Dalke, volunteer program manager at jdalke@tnc.org. Thanks!

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