The first-ever Citizen Science Day was held in 2016 and the citizen science teams at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences dreamed up a fun way to capitalize on their home cities’ friendly rivalry and hold a citizen science event around urban biodiversity. That was the first City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, engaging residents and visitors in documenting nature to better understand urban biodiversity. Listen in as Alison tells us why and how you can participate.Show notesCalifornia Academy of ScienceiNaturalistGlobal Biodiversity Information FacilitySnapshot California CoastMarine Protected AreasWomen in Steppe Sign-Up PageIntro Bird Call:  American Robin (Recorded May, 2019 Oregon)Outro Bird Call: Purple Finch (Recorded June, 2019 Oregon)Connect with us at...IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @Erikgoesbirding Twitter: @WeGoBirding Facebook: @HannahandErikGoBirding Email us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com Website: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.com