City Nature Challenge: Baton Rouge Region
The City Nature Challenge is a four-day friendly nature competition that goes on across the globe April 25 to April 28, 2025.
We are competing against 800+ other cities all over the world!
The goal is to see which city can show the most wildlife in their area, including wild plants, animals, insects, mushrooms, fish, turtles — everything! Let’s show off Baton Rouge’s amazing wildlife diversity and unique ecosystems.
Learn more at brnaturechallenge.org and iNaturalist.
How to Participate
Find wildlife. It could be a bird, insect, plant or any other sign of life.
Take a picture. Snap a photo of what you find with your smart phone or digital camera.
Share! Upload your observation to iNaturalist.org or with the iNaturalist mobile app and it will be automatically added to the contest project.