Heathmont Gazette

Maroondah Schools Citizen Science Event

Dear Heathmont Community,

 

My name is Maddy and I work for PlantingSeeds, a not-for-profit dedicated to environmental protection and sustainable education.

 

We will be running a Maroondah Schools Citizen Science Event on Saturday 2nd September for teachers, students and parents to attend. The event aims to engage children aged 4-15 from the Maroondah area in citizen science and biodiversity research and is a completely free event.

 

We kindly ask that you please help spread the word to the parents of Heathmont College, by circulating the below event blurb in your school's newsletter. 

 

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the event. We really appreciate your help promoting this free community event to your network of parents! 

 

 

MAROONDAH SCHOOLS CITIZEN SCIENCE EVENT

 

Maroondah schools – teachers, students and families – are invited to participate in a special National Biodiversity Month event in September to help local plants, birds, insects and other species survive and thrive.

 

A special event as part of September’s National Schools Citizen Science B&B BioBlitz

 

Plant, insect and citizen science experts will help identify local flora and fauna species and guide participants on a bug and biodiversity quest. Learn how to take observations of local species, find out what they are, and how you can upload observations to biodiversity databases including iNaturalist, a free citizen science app! 

 

Special prizes for young biodiversity warriors. 

 

Deep dive into local plants, birds, bees and the 'how to' of citizen science.

 

When: Saturday, September 2nd,

         10:30am -12pm

 

Where: Eastfield Park & Tarralla Creek Wetlands,

          119 Eastfield Rd, Croydon VIC 3136

  • Find out how to take great close-up photographs and how to submit species’ observations 
  • Help biodiversity experts to fill the information gaps!
  • You might discover a species or find one that hasn’t been seen for decades!
  • Learn about citizen science links to STEM curriculum
  • Win an Optus Smart phone and fabulous macro lenses for your Smart device
  • PlantingSeeds experts, Madeline Taylor and Monique Burns, will deliver presentations and there will be fun activities for all ages!

 

Register here

 

Supported by the Eastern Alliance for Sustainable Learning, Environment Education Victoria, the CSIRO’s Atlas of Living Australia, Optus, & the Department of Education.

 

For more information visit the B&B BioBlitz website or email info@ps.org.au

 

Kind regards,

 

Madeline Taylor (she/her)

Citizen Science Coordinatore: madeline@ps.org.aum: 0449 712 013

https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinetaylorurbanecology/ 

 

Please note my workdays are Thursdays