News Release

2023 City Nature Challenge at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

Tufted globetail (hoverfly) on dame's rocket

Bill Fuchs/NPS

News Release Date: April 14, 2023

Contact: Bill Fuchs

SAUGUS, MA — Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site and the Saugus River Watershed Council invite you to a City Nature Challenge event on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Saugus Iron Works. Park staff and volunteers will have a resource table to help you explore the park. Activities will be offered that are suitable for all, including guided walks, identifying fish and aquatic insects, and an introduction to the iNaturalist app.

The City Nature Challenge is an international effort to document all forms of life (animals, plants, fungi and more) in parks, towns, cities, and your backyard that occurs between April 28 and May 1, 2023. During the City Nature Challenge, you can document all the species you see. It is as simple as exploring, photographing living things and sharing the photographs to the iNaturalist app (free and available for both Android and iPhone).

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