Join us at Aiken Canyon Preserve, near Colorado Springs, for a full‑on Bioblitz adventure—where we team up to find as many plants and critters as possible.
Join The Nature Conservancy's 13ers young professionals in a mini-bioblitz at Aiken Canyon Preserve, just 16 miles south of Colorado Springs.
We will build the park’s species list by using iNaturalist to document plants and animals that live there and contribute to citizen science. This event is sponsored by the 13ers but open to all ages.
April 27, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn more about the City Nature Challenge and RSVP to join us at Aiken Canyon Preserve on April 27th.
A bioblitz is a communal effort to record as many species as possible within a designated location and time period.
The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document wild plants and animals in metropolitan areas around the world. It’s a friendly competition to see who can make the most observations of nature, who can find the most species and who can engage the most people. For more information about the Front Range effort, visit https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-colorado-front-range.
We will meet at the informational signage to get a brief introduction to iNaturalist and Seek (free apps that will help us engage in citizen science). Then we will explore the trails for about 1.5 hours before meeting back at the trailhead to wrap up and answer questions. You may walk with the group or explore on your own.
