Participate in the 2025 City Nature Challenge by joining us for a Bioblitz! We will be using iNaturalist to log EVERY species, whether plant or animal, in the Bob Taylor Eco Area, a beautiful area requiring special access to enter!

There is nature all around us! Knowing what species are in our city and where they are helps us study and protect them, but the ONLY way to do that is by all of us – scientists, land managers, and the community – working together to find and document the nature in our area. By participating in the City Nature Challenge, not only do you learn more about your local nature, but you can also make your city a better place – for you and other species!

Join Denver Audubon and High Line Canal Conservancy in cataloguing EVERY species, whether plant or animal, that we can find in the Bob Taylor Eco Area which is bordered by the Denver Audubon Nature Center and the South Platte Canyon Reservoir. This area, owned by Denver Water, requires special access to enter. Because it has so little foot traffic, wildlife is abundant! Last time we walked the area, we saw a bobcat, a snapping turtle getting some sun, a nesting Western Flycatcher, and more! We will meet in the Waterton Canyon parking lot and walk slowly through the area, thoroughly surveying and photographing everything around us using iNaturalist. All of the data we collect will contribute to the City Nature Challenge project. Last year, the Denver-Boulder area logged 940 species in the 3-day span of the challenge; let’s see if we can reach 1,000 this year!

Meeting spot: Waterton Canyon Parking Lot

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