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City of Salem City Nature Challenge
April 28 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
How to Participate
- Download the iNaturalist app available in the Google Play and Apple app stores. Make an iNaturalist account.
- Take photos of wild plants and animals during the four days of the challenge. The challenge takes place in April each year.
- Upload your observations to share with the iNaturalist community.
- You can make observations on your own during the challenge dates or attend a City of Salem bioblitz event.
2024 Challenge Dates: April 26 – 29
City of Salem Bioblitz Events
Friday, April 26
Owl Prowl, Insect Spotlight
7:45 pm – 9:45 pm
Minto Brown Island Park, 2200 Minto Island Rd. SW, Salem
Saturday, April 27
Native & Invasive Plants, Bird Watching & ID
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Minto Brown Island Park, 2200 Minto Island Rd. SW, Salem
Riparian Plants & Birds
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Orchard Heights Park, 1165 Orchard Heights Rd. NW, Salem
Prairie Habitat Plants & Birds
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Orchard Heights Oak Savannah, 1970 Orchard Heights Rd. NW, Salem
Bees & Butterflies, Insects
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
OSU Extension Marion County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, 3180 Center St., Salem
Sunday, April 28
Plant ID, Family Scavenger Hunt
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Englewood Park, 1260 19th St. NE, Salem
Plant ID
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Bush Pasture Park, 890 Mission St. SE, Salem
Monday, April 29
Riparian Plants, Birds
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Bush Pasture Park, 890 Mission St. SE, Salem