Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Time: 10:00am to 12pm

Location: Meet at 10am in front of Botanical Garden Visitor Center

FREE! No registration required. Admission to Botanical Garden not included.

Come join us for a morning nature walk along the trails of Arroyo de los Pinos and participate in a global effort of documenting biodiversity! Santa Fe Botanical Garden and the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Native Plant Society will be co-leading how to use the iNaturalist app and getting you started on making observations in the wild. You will come away with a new appreciation of many new flora and fauna species and learn more about how to use apps to identify biodiversity.

City Nature Challenge 2025: Santa Fe Area project – results, events, resources, and more!

Schedule:

Download iNaturalist app for your smartphone before you arrive.

• Andriod app on Google Play
• App store for iPhone

10:00am – Introduction to City Nature Challenge and iNaturalist. Tutorial for iNaturalist beginners.

10:15am – Guided nature walk along the Arroyo de los Pinos making observations of plant and insect diversity. Staff and volunteers will be present to help identify species and collect observations.

11:15am – Return walk back to starting point for results, compare identifications, and talk about diversity in the Santa Fe area.

11:45am – Final results and updates on the Nature Challenge!

Thanks to our partners who are helping organize and lead City Nature Challenge events: