Help Western North Carolina spotlight all the biodiversity our region has to offer in this international competition! All observations made between April 29 to May 2 that occur within Western North Carolina will be counted. Let’s show the world how wonderful WNC is in this, our fifth year for the City Nature Challenge, and also compete against other N.C. regions for bragging rights!

Observations do not have to be made within a city! We’ve chosen Asheville as the “city” for our project but all observations made within these counties will be included:
Alexander County
Alleghany County
Ashe County
Avery County
Buncombe County
Burke County
Caldwell County
Catawba County
Cleveland County
Cherokee County
Clay County
Forsyth County
Graham County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Jackson County
Macon County
Madison County
McDowell County
Mitchell County
Polk County
Rutherford County
Stokes County
Surry County
Swain County
Transylvania County
Watauga County
Wilkes County
Yancey County