Activities and Courses
Activities and Courses
| 16-22 May 2010 | Dune stablisation |
| 5-11 September 2010 | Furry Friends |
| Dates to be advised | Field Techniques in Bird Studies |
Dune Stablisation
16-22 May 2010
Leaders - George and Pam Agar
Special price - FREE!!
An application for a grant from Coast Care has been successful, and Eyre will run several Dune Restoration Sessions.
16-22 May 2010
The grant covers accommodation and meals for those willing to work 4 hours a day. There will also be a small fuel subsidy per vehicle.
This special offer is for people who love the outdoors and the environment. The tasks will include seed collection (for future planting) and seaweed collection (for spreading on the dunes). Hurry - we can only take 6 on each session.
Laying seaweed prior to planting
Furry Friends
5th – 11th Sept 2010
Facilitated by George & Anne McKay. Cost $560
This course will look at the small animal life around the observatory. Drift lines and pit traps will be set which should yield a variety of small animals such as possums, hopping mice & geckoes. We hope to have more Pygmy Possum tubes available soon. Participants will monitor existing tubes and help erect the new ones. Time will also be spent looking at bats around the observatory and in nearby caves.
Field Techniques in Bird Studies
Dates to be advised
Leader: Dr. Stephen Davies
One of our longest running courses and always well attended. On this course, you learn a variety of methods to study birds and be introduced to a range of census techniques. You will also be assisted with bird identification skills, encouraged to participate in bird banding and take part in on-going recording procedures at the observatory. Course limited to eight participants.