The Sapphire Coast Science Festival is on from Saturday August 11 (launch from 1pm-3pm) through to Saturday August 18, 10am – 3pm daily, at the Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre. The festival will feature Questacon’s Fascinating Science exhibition as well as a great range of science activities including: Virtual Reality installation and robotics, music technology, 3D […]
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Not too late to learn about Saltmarsh
A Coastal Saltmarsh Biodiversity Workshop was held in Bermagui on 27th June, 2018. Botanist Jackie Miles led a walking tour of two Saltmarsh areas, explaining the ecology and identifying plant species. The workshop was organised by Andrew Morrison from Bega Valley Shire Council and was hosted by Danie Ondinea from the Friends of Bermagui Saltmarsh group. If […]
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 […]
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