The Nature Festival is currently taking place, offering a variety of activities across the region. We’ve selected a few events that may be of interest to CLLMM RC followers.
Soar Like A Shorebird, hosted by Fleurieu Marine Education and Alexandrina Council, is designed for children aged 5-10 years to explore migratory birds.
Home and Hearthstone, hosted by the Signal Point Experience Centre will be holding a Lakinyeri (family) workshop where participants will be guided by Cedric Varcoe sharing his mark making and symbology to create an art work about family and connection to place to take home.
Bird Talk & Beach Walk – Meet the Beach-Nesting Birds of Goolwa hosted by Birdlife Australia. Discover local Beach-nesting birds with an informative workshop, beach walk and a discussion on how to protect a threatened species.
Coastal Wings: Exploring Fleurieu's Seabirds and Shorebirds hosted by Birdlife Australia. Come along to an informative and engaging workshop to learn about Caspian, Crested and the Endangered Fairy Tern and other sea birds that live along the Fleurieu coastline. Find out how to identify different species of birds and who to report your observations to if you see them. Take home a free identification booklet to refer to when conducting your birding surveys!
Bird Lover Walk at Butcher Gap hosted by Trees for Life Join Hugh Possingham, international expert and Nature Festival’s favourite bird lover as he explores the birds of Butchers Gap Conservation Park.
Help the Hoodies hosted by Landscape Hills and Fleurieu. Learn about the hooded plovers and other beach nesting birds that make their homes on the Fleurieu ocean beaches.
Landscape Hills and Fleurieu. Do you have rates in your backyard or bushland? Are you wondering if they are friend or foe? Australia has many native rat species, three of which commonly occur in the Hills and Fleurieu region, providing important ecological service.
Awe Under the Stars: Discovering our Local Microbats hosted by Second Nature Conservancy and Alexandrina Council. Imagine being able to catch insects in the air whilst flying at 100km per hour? Or eating up to half your body weight of insects in one night? Welcome to the fascinating and awe inspiring world of our local native microbats!
Be sure to register for these and any of the other events online via the links above or via the Nature Festival website.