City Nature Challenge 2023 Ecology Walk

City Nature Challenge 2023 Ecology Walk

Join Wildlife ecologist John Harris as we undertake a biodiversity survey with iNaturalist of 100 Acres Reserve.

By Environment and sustainability

Date and time

Sat, 29 Apr 2023 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM AEST

Location

100 Acres Reserve Car Park

Knees Road Park Orchards, VIC 3114 Australia

About this event

Join Wildlife ecologist John Harris as we undertake a biodiversity survey of 100 Acres Reserve.

This community biodiversity survey is for the global City Nature Challenge (CNC) running from Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May 2023. It is free, easy, and fun to get involved.

Bring your mobile phone or digital camera to take pictures of the wild plants, animals and fungi you see, or make sound recordings of frog or bird calls. Any observations taken over the four days, needs to be uploaded to iNaturalist and included in the City Nature Challenge 2023.

In this worldwide BioBlitz, cities compete to make the most observations of the most species by the most people. Manningham is collaborating with over 25 local governments to form the Greater Melbourne project. Greater Melbourne came 33rd from 445 cities in 2022 for number of observations made, while Hume City came fourth amongst the other local government areas.

To prepare for the guided CNC walks and talks

• Install the iNaturalist app on your mobile phone and create an iNaturalist account

• Make sure your phone battery is fully charged on the day

• Wear weather-appropriate clothing, bring a rain/wind-proof jacket, and wear safe, fully-enclosed walking shoes to go in long grass

• Bring your own drink bottle and snacks

• Become a member of the Melbourne City Nature Challenge project to discover nature in our neighbourhoods https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/city-nature-challenge-2023-greater-melbourne

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Environment and sustainability

Our city is fortunate to include a wonderfully vibrant and richly diverse natural environment, a sanctuary for a variety of animals and plants including endangered species. Sadly, the growing challenges posed by a growing population, urban development, pest animals, weeds and climate change threaten its ecological sustainability.

Protecting our environment and biodiversity is a shared responsibility and together with the support of our partners and community, we are actively working to preserve and enhance our city’s natural resources to ensure they will survive and thrive for generations to come.

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