Festival Events
South Coast Festival of Birds & Biodiversity: Jan - April 2020
8.30am – 12.30pm, Fri 13 March 2020
UWA, ALBANY WA
$10 Entry
Carbon Offset Funding For On-Farm Revegetation Open Forum
Cranbrook: Mon 24 Feb 2020
12pm – 4pm
Ongerup: Tue 25 Feb 2020
8.30am – 1pm
Bookings: http://www.trybooking.com/BIDDY
Denmark Bird Talks
Thursday 20 Feb
2pm – 4pm
The Garden Room, Denmark CRC
To register contact Brad Kneebone on 9848 2233 or email [email protected]
Soil Microscopy Workshops
TBA
Breathing Life Into Boodja
Film showing (following the Ongerup Carbon Funding Seminar)
Tuesday 25 Feb 2020
1.15pm – 3.00pm
Yongernow Australian Malleefowl Centre, Jaekel St, Ongerup
RSVP: Rebecca Brady at Yongergnow [email protected]
Shorebird ID Workshop - Denmark
Workshop with Birdlife’s Dr Vicki Stokes
Thursday 27 Feb
2pm – 5pm
Gallery Room, Denmark CRC
South Coast Shorebird ID Field Trip
Friday 28 Feb
8am – 11am
Meet at the Gazebo opposite IGA Express next to the Denmark River. Alternatively meet at Morley Beach at 8.30am near the shorebirds sign.
Feathered Fishers and Others - Art Exhibition
Sat 29 Feb – Sun 29 March
Open 10am – 4pm daily
Event Opening: 2pm Saturday 29 Feb
Albany Shorebird ID Workshop
9.30am – 11.30am, Tues 3 March
38 Graham St, Albany
Register at https://shorebirds-albany2020.eventbrite.com.au
Science communication - in the era of climate change and denial
ABC science communicator Robyn Williams shares his experiences communicating science in a time of profound implications for our planet and humanity.
Monday 9 March
PERTH EVENT – STATE LIBRARY THEATRE
Gondwana Link Field Trip
2 Day Bird and Eco-Restoration Field Trip to special Gondwana Link sites near Boxwood Hill
Friday 13 March – Sunday 15 March
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Sunsmart Albany Kite Fiesta
10am – 4pm Sun 29 March
ANZAC Peace Park, Albany Foreshore
FREE FAMILY EVENT
Living Wetlands of Walpole Wilderness
With Professor Pierre Horwitz, Research Student Jess Bruce and Plaxy Barratt (BirdLife WA’s Wetland Officer)
Wednesday 8 April
8.45am – 5pm
Bandicoots, Birds and Eco-restoration
Balingup Sanctuary:
1pm Thurs 16 Jan – 11am Mon 20 Jan
BIRDLIFE Australia Outings
Chingarrup Bio Blitz
5 Day Event: Citizen Science Flora, Fauna and Eco-restoration Project
Fri 24 Jan – Tues 28 Jan
Meet the Birds Along the Kalgan River
For Further Information
Basil Schur
0429 481 019
[email protected]
This Festival is supported by Lotterywest, Museum of the Great Southern, Green Skills, BirdLife WA, UWA- Albany, South Coast NRM, WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation, and Attractions, Albany Bird Group, Gondwana Link Ltd, Yongergnow Malleefowl Centre, Bush Heritage Australia, Conservation Council of WA & others.
The Green Skills biodiversity program is supported by funding from the Koorabup Trust and South Coast NRM through funding from the Australian Government. Its Balijup project is supported by the Western Australian Government’s State Natural Resource Management Program, supported by Royalties for Regions.