Enter the Canadian Grasslands iNaturalist Contest
In Canada’s grasslands, waves of native grasses sway in the wind, meadowlarks sing from fence posts and wildflowers bloom across the landscape. Beneath your feet, soils host organisms and root systems that store vast amounts of carbon. All around you is one of Canada’s most important, and most threatened ecosystems.
Grasslands provide habitat for countless plants and animals, store carbon, support pollinators and sustain biodiversity. But to conserve these special places, we first need to understand them.
This August, we’re inviting nature lovers, photographers, birders, hikers, ranchers and curious explorers of all ages to join the Canadian Grasslands iNaturalist Contest. By joining and contributing observations through iNaturalist, you’ll help build and share valuable knowledge about the species that call Canada’s grasslands home, while having a chance to win an exciting prize package!
How to Enter
1
Complete the contest entry form.
2
Join the iNaturalist Canadian Grasslands Project to receive one entry into the prize draw.
BONUS
Receive an additional entry when you record and submit at least one observation within the project’s boundaries during the contest period.
Win a Canadian Grasslands Prize Pack!
One randomly selected winner will receive a prize package valued at over $300, featuring items generously donated by organizations within the Canadian Grassland Coalition, including:
- One-year magazine subscription to your choice of either Canadian Wildlife, Biosphère, WILD or Faunetastique
- iNaturalist hat
- CWF Wild about Grasslands poster
- Three High Park Nature Centre bandanas
- Access to (1) High Park Nature Centre online course of your choice
- Grasslands Conservation Council of BC stickers, socks, packable hat and colouring pages
- One-year e-membership to Nature Saskatchewan (including digital subscription to Blue Jay journal)
- Copy of Backyard Bird Feeding publication from Nature Saskatchewan
Why Participate?
Every observation contributes to a growing community science effort that helps researchers, conservation organizations, land managers and nature enthusiasts better understand and conserve Canada’s grasslands.
So, grab your phone, head outside and start exploring. You never know what you’ll discover in Canada’s grasslands!
Contest runs August 1 to August 31, 2026.
The winner will be randomly selected and contacted by email following the contest closing date.
If you have made an observation in a natural grassland but it doesn’t fall within the current project boundaries, email us to let us know!
