About Us

The CNC Boston Area aims to increase scientific knowledge by building a diverse community that can work together contributing to and accessing information from open biodiversity platforms to advance research, education, and civic engagement.

Our objectives are:

• To increase scientific knowledge of the wild biodiversity and habitats present in the CNC Boston Area inclusive of terrestrial, aquatic, and marine areas by adding research grade observations to iNaturalist during the City Nature Challenge.
• To provide opportunity for all to contribute, collaborate and investigate research questions through open science practices.
• To engage diverse communities in exploring the Boston Area.
• To develop participant expertise by building skills of observation, identification, and submission of and access to data.

Brandeis University
Earthwise Aware
University of Massachusetts Boston
Zoo New England
Suffolk University
MassBays National Estuary Partnership
National Park Service

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Boston Parks Dept
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department Urban Wilds Program
City of Quincy
Donald McKay
Earthwise Aware
EPA New England
Gore Place
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Mass Audubon
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Stonehill College
The Friends of Lynn and Nahant Beach
Tufts Pollinator Initiative
Wellesley Natural Resources Commission
Zoo New England