The CNC is an annual event where cities around the world compete to document biodiversity on iNaturalist (iNat). Bishop Museum and the University of Hawai‘i are hosts for our city region, which covers the entire island of Oahu, and we are competing against over 500 other cities. The competition takes place over 10 days, split into two parts. During the observation period, participants go out and find wild plants, animals, fungi, etc., take photos, and upload them to iNat. During the identification period, the community works together to identify the photos that were found. This year the observation period is April 26 – 29 and the identification period is April 30 – May 5. Learn more about the CNC and how to participate here.