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Million Trees Planting Events
Want to come along to a planting day? During the winter there are opportunities for volunteers to help at events held at various sites across Adelaide. You can attend as an individual, with friends or family, or possibly get your workplace involved. Click on the link to see what is coming up..... Please click here to see upcoming events
Kangaroo Island Planting Festival
Planting Festival on Kangaroo Island and needs 100 to 150 volunteers a day for 3 days to get the 80,000 plants that have been grown into the ground. 2nd to 4th of July 2010. For more information contact Heiri Klein, Department for Environment and Heritage heinrich.klein@sa.gov.au 08 85532381
Frog Atlas and Brown/Bibron’s Toadlet
One of the rarest/least known local amphibians is the Brown or Bibron’s Toadlet (Pseudophryne bibronii). Perhaps the main reason it is little known is that the toadlet breeds in autumn and this is the only time of the year when you can hear its call. Brown toadlets preferred habitat for breeding is grassy and likely to be inundated areas near creeks. Brown Toadlets have been recorded near both the North and South Paras in and near Gawler. Submit likely records to the Frog Atlas this autumn (if you live near Gawler also contact GEHA Contacts David Ferguson 8522 1385 or Alan Jamieson 85234408. More information and the calls of local frogs can be heard on the Frog Atlas web site – go to www.frogatlas.com.au - N.B: the calls of Common Froglet, Spotted Grass Frog and Brown Tree Frog are local frogs which could be confused with Brown Toadlet.
Cleland Wildlife Park Perimeter Walk - School Holidays
School Holidays Guided Biodiversity Walk
July 8th School Holidays 2010
FROM STRINGYBARKS TO SINGING BIRDS…
Come take a walk along the perimeter track with experienced guides from the Urban Biodiversity Unit.
- There will be 2 easy natural history walks full of interesting Cleland tidbits while pointing out local flora and fauna.
- Walks start at 9-10.30 and another at 11.00-12.30.
- Meet in the Cleland Wildlife Park carpark (look for the Backyards for Wildlife banner).
Bookings required: phone 8339 2769.
Bandicoot Survey Volunteers Needed
Winter teams for the Southern Brown Bandicoot will be running over 10-17th and 19-27th of August. If you are interested contact Jasmin Packer, PhD Candidate, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 Ph : +61 8 8303 7140 Fax : +61 8 8303 6222 e-mail: j.packer@adelaide.edu.au
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