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SAVING OUR THREATENED SPECIES These are two of our most loved parrots and their numbers are declining rapidly. We don’t want to lose them in our region so the Atlas of Life is asking you to help with important research. In order to establish their main habitat areas and their habits, we are asking people to record […]
For this year’s National Science Week celebrations, the Atlas of Life is partnering with the Sapphire Coast Science Hub, Bega Valley Shire Council and the Bega River and Wetlands Landcare Group to co-ordinate a BioBlitz along the Bega River and nearby habitats from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th August. A BioBlitz is a citizen science […]
The Atlas Naturalists are holding a workshop on Friday 22 March, 4pm – 7pm at the Tura-Murrang Library, 15 Tura Beach Drive, Tura Beach. The theme of the workshop will be insect diversity. Learn how to recognise different insect groups. Practise using the NatureMapr database. Identify your sightings and generally share ideas with fellow naturalists. Bring along […]
The Atlas Naturalists, part of the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness, is hosting a field day at the Bemboka River Reserve on Sunday 7 April, 10am – 3pm. Here is their message about the event: The Bemboka River Reserve is an excellent example of Lowland Grassy Woodland, a Threatened ecological community. We’ll learn […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Join botanist Jackie Miles and Atlas of Life – NatureMapr for a Saltmarsh walk looking at key features, importance (habitat, water quality etc) and diversity of Coastal Saltmarsh as well as using NatureMapr to give people the skills to identify key saltmarsh species and record this community in other locations. Where – meet at the Bermagui […]
This year the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness’ one day Bioblitz will be held at Merimbula Creek on Saturday 16 September, from 6am-8pm, partnering with the “from little things parklands” group which is establishing a community sustainability centre behind Club Sapphire. The bioblitz will help create the first species list of their land and […]
Come along to Tura Library on 7 September from 9.30am-4pm and learn about the Merimbula Star-hair, a local endangered plant species, and the conservation efforts to help save it. Watch a short presentation at the Tura Library before heading out for a day in the bush with threatened species experts to undertake surveys in local reserves. This […]
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