CNC-2022 SA Area - Guided Nature Walks
These are San Antonio Area walks on a nature trail or natural area led by an experienced guide (naturalist, scientist, biologist, educator, etc.) with knowledge about iNaturalist during City Nature Challenge-2022. All guided walks will be making observations on flora and fauna. Below is a list of guided nature walks
Toyota’s iNaturalist CNC Bioblitz Fri - April 29| 8am – 1pm
Sponsor by Texas Parks & Wildlife / Toyota-SA
Address: 1 Lone Star Pass, San Antonio, TX 78264 (Enter far South Gate on Applewhite, meet at Visitor Center)
Location#1 : Pollinator-Wildlife Demonstration Garden next to their visitor center
Location#2 the newly created 30-acre Texas Horned Lizard project on their west field
Target Audience : Toyota Employees, University students and Texas Master Naturalists.
POC: Registration required by April 18th with Judit Green, Urban Wildlife Biologist-TPWD at Judit.Green@tpwd.texas.gov or 210-514-3315
CNC @ Castroville Regional Park Bird Walk - Friday, April 29 | 8am- 10am
(2 open spots of 15)
Sponsored by Bexar Audubon Society. (Host: Tom and Patsy Inglet)
Location: 816 Alsace Avenue, Castroville, TX 78009.
Contact Patsy at engagement@bexaraudubon.org if you have questions.
Sign up here: https://bexaraudubon.org/3174-2/?sheet_id=21
CNC @ Kirchoff Prairie in Wilson County – Sat. April 30| 8am-12pm.
General BioBlitz with PeterJoseph, Alamo Area Master Naturalists; participating in City Nature Challenge; Saturday, April 30 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Location: Kirchoff Family Farm is located at
1444 C.R. 210, Floresville, TX 78114
A general BioBlitz documents Animal, Plant, Insect and Birds Property will be open at 7:00 AM. Arrive when convenient. Be sure to have iNaturalist installed on your device. Team start times will be flexible. First Teams will begin observations at 8:00. Team Leaders have capability to observe mammals, insects, plants, and birds, but some Leaders have specialties.
As volunteers arrive, they will be assigned to Team Leaders whose specialties match volunteers’ interests.
Transportation to the two quadrants without defined trails are available along with binoculars.
A light lunch, snacks and water will be provided.
PLEASE RSVP to Don Kirchoff
Email: donkirchoff@earthlink.net
Text: 713-562-7681
CNC @ Cibolo Center for Conservation- Sat. April 30 | 1pm- 4pm
Sponsors by the Cibolo Nature Center
Location:140 City Park Road, Boerne, TX 78006
Families and individuals will be able to participate in some activities such as:
=>Scavenger Hunt
=>Visiting Identification Tables (The Green Society Club Table & The Wildlife Society Club Table)
=>Raffle prizes and more.
For more info go to https://cibolo.org/calendar/citynaturechallenge2022
CNC-Wildflower Walk@Gold Canyon Park April 30 | 9:15am-11am
Sponsor- Native Plant Society of Texas San Antonio Chapter
Location: 18402 Corporate Woods Dr · San Antonio, TX
RSVP - by the Friday before event at Meetup site: https://www.meetup.com/San-Antonio-Native-Plant-Events/events/285297946/
POC to RSVP: Jerry Morrisey at jlmorrisey@aol.com
CNC BioBlitz at Bracken Cave Preserve (4 Day Weekend)
Friday, April 29| 9am - noon and 1:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, April 30|9am - noon only
Sunday and Monday, May 1-2| 9 am - noon and 1:00-4:00 pm
Sponsor: Bat Conservation International Inc.
Location 26101 FM3009, San Antonio, TX 78266
POC to RSVP a spot: Heidi Forgione at heidiforgione@gmail.com
Texas Master Naturalist Contact: Coco Brennan, brennrm@gvtc.com
If you are a Bracken volunteer, please sign up on Volgistics
CNC @ Metha Haggard's Private Ranch Sunday May 1st | 9:45am - 12:30pm
Sponsor – NPSOT – San Antonio Chapter
16290 IH35- Atascosa, TX
POC to RSVP: Jerry Morrisey at jlmorrisey@aol.com
Notes:
To participate in CNC-2022 you do not have to make observations in a guided walk. As matter fact most observations during CNC are done independently. But it is great to go out with experience guided walk with others, you may learn something new and it’s fun. Please dress to walk in a natural area, bring your own water in re-useable water bottle and be safe.
If your SA-Area organization in the 12 Counties would like to post a CNC-2022 event. Contact PeterJoseph via iNaturalist.