Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Next-Gen Hills Naturalists.
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Conservation tip 2!
This time Eve will tell us about the importance of keeping rubbish in our bins. And how this affects animals. So many people have rubbish dangling out of the bins. Rubbish impacts our ecosystems greatly, animals can mistake rubbish for food and could kill them. Make sure to spread the information to people who have…
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Birds of Ferny Creek Guide
Hand drawn and made by Coen, this guide gives you a checklist of the common and rare birds of the Ferny Creek Area.
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Steve Irwin day
Steve Irwin was a legacy, he was born 22 February 1962 Steve Irwin was known as The Crocodile Hunter. He was born in the Angliss hospital in Upper Ferntree gully Victoria. Later Steve Irwin made a documentary show about his honey moon with his Wife Terri Irwin. Which soon after made him world famous for…
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Conservation Tip!
For our first conservation tip, Eve tells us about what to do if you see injured wildlife Often, there are injured native animals around our houses and we don’t do much about it. To help get that animal back to health you should ring your local wildlife shelter or vet and ask what to do.…
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The October Newsletter release date
This is around the time when we are finalising and editing the newsletter to make it as accurate as possible. The newsletter will be out on the 30th of October!. Choc a block full of interesting facts, pictures, interviews, field guides, ID guides, behind the scenes information and much more. We are so excited to…
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Aussie Bird Count
From the 20th to the 26th of October, Australia’s biggest citzen science event is set to take place. What is Citizen Science? Citizen science means anybody, like you and me can contribute to science. This could be doing a bird survey or just taking photos of organisms on your phone. A good way to get…
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October Newsletter Update
For our first newsletter, we are hard at work writing and researching Victoria’s bird emblem the Helmeted Honeyeater. This critically endangered bird only lives in a small patch of swampy forest in Yellingbo, Victoria. Did you know there are only 200 left in the wild! We are also going behind the scenes into the tireless…
Read about Coen’s birding Adventures in the field.