Call for Interns – City Nature Challenge 2026

Deadline Extended to 10th December 2025

The Naturalist School is excited to announce that applications are now open for interns to join the City Nature Challenge (CNC) 2026 India Team!

What is the City Nature Challenge?

The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a massive, collaborative global bioblitz, organized by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the California Academy of Sciences, where people across the world come together to document as much urban wildlife as possible over four days. Participants photograph and record plants, animals, fungi, and everything else they observe in their surroundings. It’s a friendly international competition where cities compete to see who can make the most observations, find the most species and engage the most people.

The data generated through this citizen-science effort is incredibly valuable. All observations contribute directly to global biodiversity platforms like iNaturalist, helping researchers track species distributions, monitor ecological changes, and inform conservation strategies. India’s growing success in the CNC reflects not only our extraordinary natural heritage but also the dedication, enthusiasm, and curiosity of our community.

To make this possible, we’re building a passionate, organised, and creative volunteer team—and we want you to be part of it.

🌿 Why Join the CNC 2026 Intern Team?

As a CNC intern, you will contribute directly to a global movement that connects people with nature, strengthens biodiversity data, and empowers local communities. You’ll gain hands-on experience in citizen science, event coordination, communication, and ecological outreach—while working with a diverse team of naturalists and educators across India.

This internship offers flexibility, skill-building, and the chance to be involved in the behind-the-scenes work of a global biodiversity challenge.

Internship Details

Duration: December 1, 2025 — May 30, 2026
Time Commitment: 2–3 hours per day (flexible)
Compensation: This is a voluntary internship. Interns will gain hands-on experience working on an international citizen-science project and will receive a certificate upon completion.

We’re looking for people who are:

• Familiar with bioblitzes and the iNaturalist platform
• Passionate about biodiversity, ecology and citizen science
• Comfortable using Google Workspace tools
• Able to work with Canva and website management (role-dependent)
• Organised, proactive and strong communicators

🔍 Open Positions

We are hiring interns for the following teams:

• Website Management Team
  Support content updates, page design and backend organisation for the CNC India website.
• Outreach Team
  Connect with organisations, nature groups, schools and citizen scientists across India to bring more cities and city organisers on board.
• Social Media Team
  Create engaging posts, reels, write-ups and graphics to spread awareness about CNC 2026.

• Documentation & Logistics Team
  Assist with maintaining records, event coordination and managing internal communications.

🗓 Important Update: Deadline Extended

New application deadline: 10th December 2025

If you haven’t applied yet, now is the perfect time!

📩 How to Apply

Scan the QR code on the poster, or click the button to fill the application form.

Join us in making CNC 2026 the biggest and most inclusive edition yet –
Let’s explore, document, and celebrate nature together!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact:
📧 Eesha Mishra at eeshamishra@naturalist.school