Anyone who enjoys time outdoors in Australia knows that snake encounters are something which we need to be aware of. Every time we head out on a ForestrySA biodiversity schools program excursion, the safety talk includes what to do if we see a snake. Although...
Martu karu! (G’day) In July of this year I attended the book launch of Annie’s Story – Growing up strong on Boandik country, a children’s book based on the life local Boandik girl Annie Brice in the mid-1800s. Annie was author Michelle Jacquelin-Furr's great-grandmother and grew...
In late August, students from two local schools joined us at Mt Burr Swamp for a day of learning and fun. Newbery Park Primary School’s year 3/4s, along with a group of students from Millicent High School, spent some time continuing our revegetation efforts on the...
Students from three schools involved in ForestrySA's biodiversity corridors program have been getting their hands dirty over the past few weeks, taking time out from the classroom to help re-establish habitat. ForestySA's long running program aims to join up existing Native Forest Reserves with a...
The long South East winter can be a bit of a struggle sometimes, but I try to look on the bright side: it’s planting time which means plenty of days outdoors getting my hands dirty with workmates and volunteers, and – perhaps my favourite thing...
As part of ForestrySA’s biodiversity corridors schools program, a group of Millicent High students and I were joined by Elder Doug Nicholls for a cultural outing this week. We visited two significant cultural sites: native wells and a rock shelter, both in the Mt Burr area....
Bryan and I were recently joined by the Year 6/7 class from Glenburnie Primary School for a wander at the Butterfly Walk, Penambol Conservation Park. It was an excursion full of learning, and one of the first things we learnt was that Mr G was quite skilled...
A couple of weeks ago I headed out to Gower Conservation Park, Tantanoola and a nearby biodiversity corridor with Year 3/4 students from Newbery Park Primary School. I met the bus-full of students with their teacher and SSO Angela at the conservation park, where we...
Lauren and Michelle recently hosted two fantastic aquatic workshops at Mt Burr Swamp for students from Newbery Park Primary School and Millicent High School. The clinics are part of the ForestrySA Schools Program which focusses on biodiversity education, including corridors. This workshop was aimed at...
Glenburnie Primary School, Newbery Park Primary School and Millicent High school have been busy over the last 8 weeks. As part of the ForestrySA Biodiversity Corridor Schools Program, a grand total of 12,358 native plant seedlings have been put into the ground at the Honan...
