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*Fully Booked* NextGen Nature (18-35yrs) – Dandenong Ranges Lyrebird Walk

Grants Picnic Ground, Dandenong Ranges National Park

This activity is fully booked. Have a look at our calendar to find another activity to join us on. Join us for a lyrebird walk in the Dandenong Ranges National Park! We will meet at Grants Picnic Ground and walk roughly 5kms through the Cool Temperate Rainforest and giant Mountain Ash Forest. Ecologist Dr. Alex […]

Free

*Fully Booked* Birdwatching for beginners – online workshop

Online - Zoom link provided to registered attendees

This workshop is fully booked, but we have another one running on Sunday 2 July! Come and learn tricks and tips on birdwatching from VNPA bird enthusiasts. You’ll learn about bird features, spotting and hearing birds, resources for identifying birds and the joy of birdwatching. The workshop will give you the tools and confidence to […]

Free

*Fully booked* Birdwatching for beginners – online workshop

Online - Zoom link provided to registered attendees

Come and learn tricks and tips on birdwatching from VNPA bird enthusiasts. You’ll learn about bird features, spotting and hearing birds, resources for identifying birds and the joy of birdwatching. The workshop will give you the tools and confidence to add birdwatching to your adventures in nature. This will run as a small, interactive online […]

Free

The Friends of Grasslands’ Experience + GPN monthly meeting

Online

This is an online (Zoom) talk and meeting about the Friends of Grasslands’ experience in supporting grassy ecosystems. FoG, the Canberra-based grassland conservation organisation which commenced in 1994, has exceeded expectations, but its vision and approach remains simple. The FOG model now used by many groups is almost self-evident. It is based on volunteers focused […]

Grow West 2023 community planting day

Grow West are working with Central Highlands Water at the Ballan Treatment Plant for this community planting day. This is an important site in the landscape, with the Werribee River marking the northern boundary. They will be planting along the eastern boundary fence of the property and along an escarpment of a creek that runs […]

Bushwalk – Cumberland River, Sheaok Falls

This 12km walk goes through attractive scenery from the coast to Otway Forests visiting waterfalls on route and with a side trip to a high look-out at Castle Rock over the coast. Depending on river conditions and weather we may make a side trip to visit the Kalimna Falls. Learn more about the Bushwalking Program […]

Winter Sea Slug Census

Help scientists learn more about sea slugs! If you snap a photo of sea slug anywhere on the Victorian coast between Friday 4 August and Sunday 1 August, please submit your images to the Sea Slug Census project for August on iNaturalist. August iNaturalist project You can also come along to our San Remo Sea […]

San Remo Sea Slug Census

San Remo

Join us as we search for sea slugs on the San Remo seashore. This event takes rockpooling to the next level! You will see amazing stuff, like hermit crabs, brittle stars and sea spiders. During this event you will learn how to look for sea slugs, get some tips on photographing them and hopefully find […]

Free

‘Gardening with grassland plants’ Grassy Talk and GPN meeting

Online - Zoom link provided to registered attendees

Online Grassy Talk by Chris Clarke, who will discuss gardening with grassland species. Chris is Vice President of the Australian Native Plants Society, has a keen interest in the plants of the Victorian Volcanic Plain and was involved in producing “Plants of Melbourne’s Western Plains – A Gardeners Guide”. Expect glorious photos and great insights! Chris's talk […]

Free

*Fully Booked out* Wild Families – birdwatching walk

Harry Atkinson Art and Craft Centre Lake Grove, Coburg North

This activity is booked out. Bring your kids and join other wild families for a walk guided by a local expert in Lake Coburg Reserve. You'll learn about and explore the amazing world of birds. Your family will learn different ways to identify birds, tips and tricks for seeing and hearing birds and try out […]

Free