Bournda EEC is operated by the Department of Education and is located in Bournda National Park on the Far South Coast of NSW; an ideal setting for the delivery of environmental education programs.
The staff at Bournda EEC assist teachers to plan and conduct field trips for students from Kindergarten – Year 12, which are designed to specifically target KLA outcomes.
Check out these fantastic Stop-Motion films created by Stage 1 students at Pambula Public School
Have a look at the other “Plugging into Panboola” stories.
Stage 3 students with a flair for writing and creating interesting stories about animals had the opportunity to combine their writing talents and drama expertise at the Literacy and Puppets Workshop. Using puppets as the means to tell the story, the drama created was performed and filmed – Tanja PS film is shown here.
Students from Bega Valley, Bemboka and Cobargo Public Schools, participating in the Leadership, Fitness and Fun program at Bournda EEC, rescued a Feathertail Glider trapped in a fire place. Bournda teacher Luke Brown helped the students to give the glider a much needed drink before releasing it. To find out more about these special animals visit the Australian Museum website
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCIENCE
I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have scientists Paul Whitington and Kerri-Lee Harris from the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness Atlas Naturalists working with our local schools.
Actually I don't have to tell you because you can see for yourself when you see the work they have put into following up from the Schools' Day at the Bega River and Wetlands Landcare Group - BRAWL Sapphire Coast Regional Science Hub and Sustainability Education Network #BegaRiverBioblitz
Thank you to Kerri-Lee and Paul and all the other scientist, citizen scientists and volunteers who made such a wonderful contribution to helping our students learn more about the incredible biodiversity on our doorstep.
Wolumla Public School🕷 Bega Valley Public School 🐝 Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education 🐛 Bega High School 🦋 Eden Marine High 🐌 St Patrick's Primary School Bega 🐞
Bega Valley Shire Library Panboola Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre On the Perch Bird Park Far South Coast Birdwatchers Inc. Far South Coast Conservation Management Network Bega Valley Shire Council Far South Coast Landcare Association
About Regional ABC South East NSW Bega District News 2EC
Science Ignite Inspiring Australia - National Networks Environmental and Zoo Education Centres NSW NSW Department of Education
atlasoflife.org.au/naturemaprnews/2019/8/21/science-week-schools-day
BioBlitz Schools Day — Atlas of Life
August 2019 Bega River BioBlitz Schools DayMerimbula Public School 😌🌬🌳
Too windy tomorrow but we will reschedule
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Bournda Environmental Education Centre | Merimbula PS Stage 2 History program
Merimbula PS Stage 2 History program August 21, 2019/0 Comments/in School Program, Environmental News /by DougVery sad to have to postpone the day tomorrow due to the Severe Weather Alert for damaging winds. It is predicted to be windier than today and the conditions are forecast to be unpleasantly....PHOTOGRAPHY IN NATURE
Learning how to take photos in nature takes patience and good observation skills. The students from Towamba Public School, Eden Public School, Wolumla Public School and Bega Valley Public School showed all this and more at Bournda on Tuesday when they participated in our 'Photography in Nature' program. Here are just some of the beautiful pictures taken. Well done to a terrific bunch of photographers!
Jules Donne
Teacher - Bournda Environmental Education Centre
NSW Department of Education 📸
Environmental and Zoo Education Centres NSW 📸
"If we don't care for the world, soon the world will be nothing but rubbish"
Year 5 student, CRJO 'Making Change' program
LEG STUMPED??
At the Sapphire Coast Regional Science Hub and Sustainability Education Network #BegaRiverBioblitz this large bone had a few people scratching their heads. Mystery solved.
Bone collector and former Bournda teacher Ross Fackerell tells us that it is a Clydesdale femur!
Thick, dense and strong!
Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre Kerryn Wood Bega Valley Shire Library Far South Coast Birdwatchers Inc.
CALLING ALL "OLDER" BIRDOS
What do you know about the ABC Children's Hour Alex Walker, the Birdman? Does anyone have any memories, recordings or links that will help us build up a picture of this man?
Can someone dig into the vaults of the ABC and find some recordings?
Far South Coast Birdwatchers Inc. Merimbula Old School Museum Vanessa Milton ABC South East NSW Gould League On the Perch Bird Park BirdLife Australia
YOUTH FRONTIERS
A little while ago I had the pleasure of joining a panel of mentors to support young students implement projects as part of the Youth Frontiers program, coordinated by Jodie Stewart from YWCA Australia
Students are now entering the implementation stage for projects and this is one of the upcoming events.
On Saturday September 14 @ 12 noon, Sapphire Coast Anglican College student India Hartley will be hosting an event at Booktique Merimbula to help raise awareness around Lyme Disease. India has been working with her mentors Elly and Teah to plan and organise this event that will include speakers sharing their stories and information about the disease.
This shark glows using a process previously unknown to science
This shark glows using a process previously unknown to science
Discovery uncovers new kind of fluorescenceMasked lapwings⚠️ Attention, attention ⚠️
Plover season is in full swing and it has come to our attention that we need to remind everyone of a few things.
❗We do NOT remove or relocate plover eggs. (This also applies to you)
❗ We do not have methods for "making them go away" or "moving them out of my yard"
❗They are not "just a plover". They are an Australian native that deserves the same protection and RESPECT every other Australian animal does.
❗You do not under any circumstances forcibly hatch and / or damage the eggs.
❗Plovers spurs are not poisonous and cannot injure you. They are simply a feature, nothing more.
Plovers do what every parent does, they protect their offspring. They protect them from harm. They give them every chance they possibly can to be okay.
They only have a voice and a swoop during incubation to try and ensure their young are safe and hatch.
Incubation lasts between 28-30 days. This is the period Plovers are most protective.
Be patient.
The more suburbia gets built up and habitat gets taken away, the closer we get to these animals that are just trying to do what you are in this world. Survive.
We live in their homes, not the other way around and this expands well beyond Plovers.
Something we all need to remember and be respectful to.
SOME MORE BIRD CALLING HISTORY - NOW WITH LINK THAT WORKS!!
This article from the Sydney Morning Herald in 1936 suggests the Dawson Shield competition first took place in 1934! Only 15 years of Bournda Bird Olympics till we celebrate the centenary!
Merimbula Old School Museum 🦉Far South Coast Birdwatchers Inc. 🦅On the Perch Bird Park 🦉NSW Department of Education 🦅
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BIRD MIMICRY. - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 26 Sep 1936
The chief feature of the annual Bird Day celebration yesterday was the demonstration and concert of the Gould League of Bird Lovers in the Assembly Hall last night. The ...This resource will be incredibly useful for our “Good Wasp, Bad Wasp” Program! Thank you Kerri-Lee and Paul! 😀
Know your wasps — Atlas of Life
An introduction to some of our local wasps
