Eugene and Springfield are among 145 cities worldwide participating in what’s called the City Nature Challenge. It starts Friday, April 30th.
A wild Iris in a local Eugene park. Participants in City Nature Challenge can share photos of plants and animals in their urban environment.
Credit Rachael McDonald
If you’ve got a smartphone or tablet, you can participate in the challenge, an effort to map urban wildlife over a four day period.
Elizabeth Goward, volunteer programs manager with McKenzie River Trust, said, using the free I-naturalist app, you can photograph wildlife in the urban environment. “Anything from plants to birds to bugs, worms, really most science is happening in more remote areas and generally in the context of academia,” Goward said. “So, what this project really aims to do is to document as much biodiversity as possible.”
Willamalane Parks and Recreation District wants your help in shaping the future of the 120-acre Georgia Pacific Natural Area near the Willamette River.
KLCC s Elizabeth Gabriel reports on Springfield Public Schools reopening plan.
Springfield students will begin a staggered school reopening in Feb.Kindergarten and first graders will return on Feb. 4. Second graders will return on Feb. 8, then third graders on Feb. 11. Students will meet in-person Monday - Friday, with the exception of Wednesday.
Students will be screened before they get on the bus. There will be a reduced number of students on buses, and students will be required to wear masks and distance themselves from others. Another screening will be conducted once students arrive at their school.
Superintendent Todd Hamilton described what classrooms will look like for students.