Greater Sydney Landcare Network

A network for those who care for Land in Greater Sydney

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Resources for schools

We would like to enable teachers and other educators who would like teach schoolchildren about the natural environment. The following are resource aimed at schools and children. We also encourage dedicated teachers to get in contact with their local Enviromental Education Centre (EEC) or GSLN Local Landcare Coordinator, Elisha Duxbury, to find out what activities your school can get involved with in your area.

Contact LLC Elisha Duxbury to find out what activities GSLN members are offering schools in your area.

Ph: 02 4724 2147
Email: elisha.duxbury@greatersyndeylandcare.org


Greater Sydney EECs, Sustainability Centres and local Councils

Environmental Education Centres are located across Greater Sydney supporting Department of Education and Communities schools. They provide various programs to visiting school groups depending on the unique features of their location.

Sustainability Centres across Sydney provide residents with the opportunity to learn about sustainable living & the environment.

Local Councils often have environmental education officers who can provide your school resources and are aware of activities in your area and local environmental community groups. Get in contact with your local council for more information.


 

10 Ways Schools can become “Landcare” Schools – All schools have access to nature to embed an ethic of care for the environment into their schools’ life. A “Landcare” school is one that treads gently and values the biodiversity and natural capital within and surrounding the school environs. Is your school a “Landcare” school? The following 10 Ways are a guide only to help your school determine if they are a “Landcare” School.


 

24 CARROT GARDENS – 24 Carrot Gardens Project establishes the gold standard of school kitchen gardens partnered with fun, learning activities in the creative arts, culinary arts, science and sustainability. They are proudly aligned with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation program and currently have twelve schools participating, plus a sister after-school garden in the New Orleans neighbourhood of St. Roch.


 

Backyard Explorer – In this ecological study, students will find out what native animals and habitats are found in their schoolyard, and make a digital story about them. Developed by the Queensland Government and suitable for years 6-9.


 

Birds in Schools – A Birdlife Australia program that engages students in the scientific process through investigating and monitoring the birds and habitat of their school grounds with the ultimate aim of developing and implementing an action plan related to improving its biodiversity.


 

Bush Trackers – Explore the bush with guides for kids by kids. Bush Trackers is a Blue Mountains environmental education initiative designed to connect children and their families with ‘the bush’ and to promote the natural spaces within our local communities as ‘child-friendly’ places.


 

Campbelltown Council Environmental Education Plan for Your School –  Lists all of the workshops, events and programs that Campbelltown Council offers throughout the year to schools and how these can be incorporated into the NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum for stages 1, 2 and 3.


 

Disappearing Habitats – Habitat loss game designed to improve student understanding of clearing, the necessity of habitat, the impact of feral animals and the problem with irresponsible pet ownership.


 

Feral Focus – Understanding pest animal management in Australia. Provides motivated teachers with a complete and up to date resource which addresses the complexities of effective pest animal management. Due to the serious, and at times sensitive, nature of pest animal management this resource has been developed for high school students specifically years 8, 9 and 10.


 

Junior Landcare Resources – Junior Landcare would like to make things easy for you to co-ordinate your landcare group. After all, the important part is the outcome: engaging your school or youth group in landcare, sustainability and environmental education. Their resources include Curriculum Resources and Junior Landcare Youtube Channel. Also, keep an eye on their Junior Landcare Grants page for funding opportunities.


 

Kids Giving Back – Kids Giving Back provides hands-on, age appropriate, meaningful volunteering opportunities for young people ages 6 – 18. Their mission is to create the Next Generation of Generosity, their vision is to create a better more accepting society, based on empathy and understanding, one child at a time. They are a non-denominational organisation and work with schools across Greater Sydney. They have provided volunteering opportunities for over 8,000 young people and made and delivered more than 30,000 meals for homeless communities.


 

Nature Play- 51 Things to do Before You’re 12 – Nature Play is unstructured outdoor play that helps children develop into resilient, healthy, and creative members of the community. More Nature Play lists can be found through the Nature Play Australia website.


 

Pest Tales – Provides primary teachers with a complete and up to date resource which highlights pest animal species in Australia, their impact and current ways of managing the damage they inflict on the environment, economy and people.


 

PLAY, LEARN AND HAVE FUN ! Environmental Games and Activities for Rangers and Schools – This is a collection of dozens of tried and tested games with an environmental theme. Most of the games included can be played anywhere. You will just need to keep in mind the age and maturity of the group and adjust accordingly. All the games can be fun for any type of group, as long as they are presented appropriately.


 

PRIMEZONE – This website is an initiative of the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia. Primezone provides teachers with single-point access to a range of primary industries education resources.


 

SCOOTLE – national repository of learning resources

Education Services Australia


 

Soils in Schools – The Soils in Schools program started in 2015, the UN declared International Year of Soils. It is an initiative of Soil Science Australia.


 

STEPHANIE ALEXANDER KITCHEN GARDEN FOUNDATION  – Sow the seed of pleasurable food education at your school or centre and reap the benefits of growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing, fresh, seasonal delicious food.


 

Take 3 Environmental Education Programs – Take 3 delivers education to inspire action. They have programs for primary and secondary schools, early childhood learning, and Surf Life Saving Clubs, that include learning about litter prevention and waste reduction, story telling to inspire solutions, and increasing participation in beach clean ups.


 

Teacher’s Resource Guide Landcare in Your School – Comprehensive guide for teachers who want to set up a landcare group at their school.


 

Teacher’s Resource Guide Landcare in Your School: Western Sydney Edition – Version of Teacher’s Rescource Guide adapted to have a focus on Western Sydney and woodland and forests of the Cumberland Plain.


 

Western Sydney Schools Tree Day Teachers Notes, Activities and Resources – A lesson plan on the original vegetation of Western Sydney, the woodlands and forests of the Cumberland Plain.


 

Upcoming Events

Creating Canopies at Lynwood Country Club

Creating Canopies at Lynwood Country Club

June 29, 2022, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Campbelltown Golf Club

Campbelltown Golf Club

July 5, 2022, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Creating Canopies at Discovery Park in Liverpool

Creating Canopies at Discovery Park in Liverpool

July 9, 2022, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creating Canopies at Discovery Park in Liverpool

Creating Canopies at Discovery Park in Liverpool

July 13, 2022, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Renown Park, Oatley

Renown Park, Oatley

July 20, 2022, 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Streamwatch

We’re incredibly excited to announce that Streamwatch is celebrating 30years of independent water quality data collection

Such a huge achievement for our dedicated volunteers

Streamwatch has found it’s new home here, at the Greater Sydney Landcare Network!

If you would like to register your interest in joining and supporting our amazing program click here 

Greater Sydney Landcare on Instagram

You never know what you might find on one of our p You never know what you might find on one of our planting days. This beautiful Spotted Pardalote was photographed by one of our lucky team members, Matt. 

The Spotted Pardalotte is one of Australia’s smallest birds but that doesn't stop it from thinking big. They create impressive burrows in the banks of rivers, gardens and mounds for their nests.

What’s the best experience you’ve had on one of our planting days? Haven’t been to a planting day yet? Come along to our next one: https://bit.ly/3yTdndv 

@landcare_nsw has partnered with Greater Sydney Landcare Network to plant 100,000 trees as part of the Greening our City NSW Premier’s Priority to increase tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney. Supported by @nswenviromedia 

#creatingcanopiesingreatersydney #premierspriority #creatingcanopies #greeningourcity #landcarensw
Some happy snaps from a recent planting day with l Some happy snaps from a recent planting day with local volunteers and some team members from @atlassian. We planted 400 trees within a terrific urban green island – Central Gardens, Merrylands. 

These new plantings will improve habitat for local birds and wildlife as well as keep the area cooler in summer.

To get involved in future events, sign up in our bio link.

@landcare_nsw  has partnered with Greater Sydney Landcare Network to plant 100,000 trees as part of the Greening our City NSW Premier’s Priority to increase tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney. Supported by @nswenviromedia 

#creatingcanopiesingreatersydney #premierspriority #creatingcanopies #greeningourcity #landcarensw
🎶 Singing up country with Kirens Creek Landcar 🎶 Singing  up country with Kirens Creek Landcare Group
@nadeenadixonart
@bush_to_bowl 
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We’re getting close to our Creating Canopies tar We’re getting close to our Creating Canopies target of planting 100,000 trees in Greater Sydney by October this year. Are you a landholder who can help us get there?

The perks? A greener outlook for your community, habitat for wildlife, and our team of experts who will be there to support you from the first step. Register your interest today and watch your native plants grow tall.

Find out more: https://buff.ly/3Ptq1pl

@landcare_nsw has partnered with Greater Sydney Landcare Network to plant 100,000 trees as part of the Greening our City NSW Premier’s Priority to increase tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney. Supported by @NSWDPE

#creatingcanopiesingreatersydney #premierspriority #creatingcanopies  #greeningourcity #landcarensw
Yarning on country 🖤💛♥️ Knowing the pa Yarning on country
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Knowing the past working together for the future for  healthy country, healthy people 🌱 @landcare_nsw  @hawkesburynepeanlandcare @greatersydney_lls
Happy National Volunteer Week! One of our big pro Happy National Volunteer Week!

One of our big projects that wouldn’t be possible without our amazing volunteers, is Creating Canopies.

Our aim is to help cool our communities by planting 100,000 trees across Greater Sydney. Tree canopies also create habitat for wildlife, increase biodiversity, and invite people back into nature.

We celebrate you, our wonderful volunteers who lend your time, energy, laughter and a little elbow grease to get these plants in the ground. 

Check out how you can get involved and lend a hand: https://greatersydneylandcare.org/volunteer-for-creating.../

Landcare NSW has partnered with Greater Sydney Landcare Network to deliver the planting of 100,000 trees as part of the NSW Premier's Priority of increasing tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney. Supported by @nswdpe

#creatingcanopies #creatingcanopiesingreatersydney #landcarensw #greatersydneylandcarenetwork #greeningourcity #premierspriority #NationalVolunteerWeek
250 plants 🌱 13 species A River bank restorati 250 plants 🌱 13 species 
A River bank restoration project for the Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot 🦜 

Thank you to all involved who came out to camp this earth day and lend a helping hand 🏕💪🏻🌎

#caperteevalleylandcare #greatersydneylandcare 
#centraltablelandslls
A horse of gorse. We just had another cracker week A horse of gorse. We just had another cracker weekend away with an awesome crew down in the Southern Highlands!

On Saturday we smashed a lot of gorse, another horrible weed, under close supervision of the local horses and were treated to some delicious food @suttonforestinn. On Sunday we had a fantastic breakfast @theveggienook and explored Mt Gibraltar with Geoff Allen from the local Landcare Bushcare group and learnt about the local environment.

Stay tuned for more Get Your Hands Dirty events!
Thanks to all who joined and to @auspost 

#landcare #conservation #weeding #mtgibraltar
We had some special guests at our Creating Canopie We had some special guests at our Creating Canopies Christmas Party on the weekend! Thanks everyone for joining, we had a lovely day

Massive thanks to Tom Covell from @toms_hooked_on_nature for doing such an awesome nature exploration with us! It really helps to appreciate why we need to plant more trees and make more habitat
A real thorn in the side! Gleditsia is a really n A real thorn in the side!

Gleditsia is a really nasty and invasive weed and we treated over 100 of them in the Capertee Valley on Saturday with Central Tablelands Local Land Services and Capertee Valley Landcare.

It was a super team and a super effort! It's so important to remove weeds like Gleditsia to prevent it from spreading into the Wollemi Wilderness area and also to restore habitat for the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater. There's only a few hundred of them left.

After all our hard work, we went up the road and had some delicious treats at From the Paddock Farm Market

Massive thanks to everyone who joined! Stay tuned for more events like this...

@centraltablelandslls @cvlandcare @fromthepaddockmarket

#landcare #conservation #weeding #regenthoneyeater #caperteevalley
Greater Sydney Landcare Forum, Annual General Meet Greater Sydney Landcare Forum, Annual General Meeting &Xmas Party! All invited - Sunday 28th Nov, 2021 - online or in person

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/greater-sydney-landcare-forum-annual-general-meeting-xmas-party-tickets-204242844847
JUMP IN QUICK! We only have a few spots left for 2 JUMP IN QUICK! We only have a few spots left for 20-21 November! 

Join us for a post lockdown adventure into a remote area of the Blue Mountains. It'll be a fantastic weekend of learning about the bush, getting our hands dirty removing weeds to help protect it and exploring the world heritage area that's home to several species of critically endangered birds, all in the incredible setting of the Capertee Valley, the second biggest canyon in the world!

So if you've always been keen to make a difference but weren't sure where to start, or just want a weekend in the bush with some like-minded people for a great adventure, now's your chance to get involved!

Link to register is in the bio

@cvlandcare @centraltablelandslls 
#landcare #conservation #caperteevalley #bluemountains
What do the southern myotis bat, the striped marsh What do the southern myotis bat, the striped marsh frog, the banded godwit and the eastern longneck turtle all have in common? Well they're all very special and they live on the banks of the Parramatta River. Join Jasmine Payget from the Parramatta Riverkeeper Network for an inspiring talk tomorrow at 6pm about the history of the river, the plans to clean it up and make it swimmable for us too. She'll be talking about the important and inspiring work that the Parramatta Riverkeeper Network is doing to connect and empower local people and organisations to regenerate and protect the local environment.

Registration link in bio

📸 Our Living River

@ourlivingriver @cityofparramatta @landcare_nsw @nswdpie 

#parramatta #parramattariver

This event is funded under the Creating Canopies project. Landcare NSW has partnered with Greater Sydney Landcare Network to deliver the planting of 100,000 trees as part of the NSW Premier's Priority of increasing tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney.
Penrith City Council for the win! As part of our C Penrith City Council for the win! As part of our Creating Canopies project, they planted 350 trees along School House Creek a few weeks ago which will help to restore the banks and bushland of the creek, improve water quality and create habitat for animals. An awesome effort, big thanks for your work! 

If you're a public or private landholder, you can also apply to plant trees on your land so get in touch, trees@greatersydneylandcare.org

Landcare NSW has partnered with Greater Sydney Landcare Network to deliver the planting of 100,000 trees as part of the NSW Premiers Priority of increasing tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney.

@penrithcitycouncil @hawkesburynepeanlandcare 
@landcare_nsw 
@nswdpie
We're pretty excited about this Thursday night! In We're pretty excited about this Thursday night! Incredible ecologist Tom Covell will be taking us on an online nature discovery. He'll be talking to us about all the awesome critters that live in urban and peri-urban bushland in Sydney, stuff like microbats, gliders, lizards and frogs and so much more. Tom has so much knowledge and passion and is one of the best speakers around, he'll really get you hooked!

Link is in the bio

@toms_hooked_on_nature

#landcare #conservationphotography #sydneywildlife #bushland #australiananimals #frogs #bats #gliders #lizards 
📸Tom Covell
Creating Canopies in October Creating Canopies in October
Check out this incredible little treasure! The Pur Check out this incredible little treasure! The Purple Copper Butterfly is one of Australia's rarest and most beautiful butterflies. It exists under very specific conditions and lives only in the Central Tablelands region of NSW. It depends on a specific species of ant and a specific species of bush to survive! 

Find out more about their fascinating adaptations and relationships with Central Tablelands LLS this Sunday for a webinar

To register, check their website: www.lls.nsw.gov.au/regions/central-tablelands/events/ct-events/butterflies-and-biodiversity
Who's hanging out in your backyard? This incredibl Who's hanging out in your backyard? This incredible photo was taken by our Project Coordinator, Matt Keighery. The little powerful owl fledging was born metres away from his house.

Sadly, we're losing 13 to 15% of the powerful owl population in Sydney every year. There are very strong suspicions that rodenticide contributes to this. 

So please use owl-friendly methods of dealing with rodents proposed by Birdlife Australia, you can check their website for more info

https://birdlife.org.au/rodent-control

#greatersydneylandcare
#landcare #conservation
#powerfulowl #bird

@birdlifeoz
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Did you know that having at least 30% tree canopy Did you know that having at least 30% tree canopy cover in your neighbourhood can reduce the risk of developing psychological distress by 31%?! 

Join Associate Professor Xiaoqi Feng and Professor Thomas Astell-Burt in our next webinar to hear about the significant findings from their research about the mental health and wellbeing benefits of green spaces and particularly tree canopy cover. It'll make you want to plant some trees!

Registration link is in bio

#mentalhealth #greatersydneylandcare
#treeplanting
#landcare
@landcare_nsw
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Restoration in Western Sydney

 

Guide to conservation in western Sydney

Greater Sydney Landcare currently contributes to the restoration of the Cumberland Plain, with the Saving our Species Cumberland Plain Restoration Program and a Private Land Conservation Program for the south west (Campbelltown, Camden and Wollondilly LGAs).

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Upcoming Events

  1. Wildlife friendly property walk and talk for Wedderburn residents

    July 9 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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