A CMN workshop to build a habitat box will be held in Bega on Saturday 8 December from 9am – 3pm, led by local carpenter/builder Jo Saccomani. Apart from learning how to make a box and having fun at Two Sheds Workshop, you’ll be contributing to restoration of the Bega River. Habitat boxes built on the day will be installed along the […]
Category Archives: Native animals
Merimbula Star-Hair Pollinator Survey
Join in the community pollinator survey this Saturday 24th November from 10am-4pm in Tura Beach and help gather information about the Merimbula star-hair. This is a great opportunity to work with entomologists and learn about an endangered species found only in the Bega Valley Shire. See registration details here or on the poster below.
NatureMapr – Time to update your app
Many landholders here in the Bega Valley Shire and beyond have downloaded the NatureMapr app on their phones or have used NatureMapr on the web to upload sightings of species they have photographed or recorded. This is building up a picture of the distribution and abundance of the plants and animals in our region, and is […]
Help to Map Glossy Black-Cockatoos
The Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) is one of the more threatened species of cockatoo in Australia and is listed as Vulnerable in NSW. A Special Project is underway to map the distribution of Glossy Black-Cockatoos, and the location of suitable nest hollows. The Atlas of Life and Canberra Nature Map are working with the OEH Saving […]
Koala Information Workshop
You are warmly invited to a koala information workshop being held at The Crossing Land Education Centre on Saturday 11th August 2018 between 9am and 4pm. The workshop is being organized by The Crossing and the NSW Saving our Species Program. The main purpose of the workshop is to discuss, plan and provide training for […]
Frog Film Night
‘OPEN HOUSE’ FOR MURRAH FLORA RESERVES
National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff will host two ‘open houses’ on Saturday 13 January in Tanja and Wednesday 17 January in Bermagui for locals and visitors to come and hear more about the Murrah Flora Reserves. Kane Weeks, NPWS South Coast Director said these free sessions will be an opportunity for people to discuss […]
Bemboka Lowland Grassy Woodland Field Day
Bemboka River Reserve is a beautiful remnant of Lowland Grassy Woodland, once widespread across the Bega Valley Shire and now an Endangered Ecological Community. Fire is one of the key management tools being used in the reserve, with an area burnt in early Spring this year. A CMN field day with botanist Jackie Miles on Saturday […]
‘Wild Eye’ Photo Exhibition
If you’re looking for inspiration and love beautiful images of our natural environment, head along to the exhibition of 40 winning photos from the “Wild Eye” Photo Competition hosted by the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness. The exhibition is on at Merimbula EyeQ at 5B Main Street Merimbula this Saturday 21 October from 9am-12pm or […]
Night time surveys for Merimbula Bioblitz
Join the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness and field experts on Wednesday September 20th from 6:30 – 9:00pm for the final surveys to complete the “From Little Things” 2017 BioBlitz, with Glenn Cocking showing how to attract the moths that live here and Elisabeth Larsen and Andrew Morrison leading the Call playback and Spotlighting […]
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