Arthro-pod insectory attracts native insects
Beneficial bugs play a critical role in contributing to a healthy ecosystem by pollinating our food and flowers, controlling pests and preventing pollution.
Hundreds of Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants on offer
In March 2019, we announced that 538 primary schools and early learning centres throughout Australia had received our first ever Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants.
Curious Kids: where do swallows sleep?
I would like to find out something about swallows: we have noticed that they return to the same nests each year, but there must be younger birds that have no nest. Where do they sleep until they have built their new nest? – Nefeli
Curious Kids: why do leeches suck our blood?
Why do leeches suck our blood? – Thomas, aged 6.
The short answer is that leeches need blood to grow and reproduce (make baby leeches).
Build your own nest box
Here is a list of some websites that will help you get the ideas flowing and show you what you can do to encourage more birds to your environment.
Youth Voice for Maize Island
In 2015, members of the River Murray Youth Council (RMYC), a youth environmental leadership group, visited Maize Island Lagoon Conservation Park to learn about pest control and park management. The value of this local park really resonated with the group, so members helped to develop a strategic plan to raise the profile of the park.