Biodiversity

Council Resources

Boroondara Council –Wildlife, biodiversity and gardening
Knox City Council –Wildlife in Knox
Manningham City Council-Protecting plants and ecology
Maroondah City Council- Environmental weeds
Monash City Council- Sustainable gardens
Whitehorse City Council- Indigenous Plants
Yarra Ranges Council-Plant Directory
EASL Planting Guide – Prepare for Planting

Incursions and excursions

Black Snake Productions- Educational wildlife incursions
CERES – Incursions
Dolphin Research Institute- Excursions
Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Network- Bush Kinder excursions
Edendale Farm- Custom excursions
Farm My School- Education programs for grade 2 – year 12. Covering topics such as pollinators, soil health, worms, and all things paddock to plate
Gould League- Minibeast Safari and Wonderful World of Worms Kinder incursions
Gould League- Living Connections Years F-2 incursions
Gould League- Natural Links Years 3-4 incursions
Gould League- Wild for Mini Beasts F-6 school holiday program
Holly’s Backyard Bees- Workshops all across Melbourne and from their property in the Yarra Valley, teaching people the skills of keeping backyard bees
La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary- Transformative education experiences
Life Rocks- K-6 incurions
Melbourne Museum – Livings Things: Bugs Years K-2
Melbourne Museum – Bugs: Life Cycles and Interactions Years 3-4
Melbourne Museum – Habitats, Human Impact and Management years 5-6
Melbourne Museum – Classification: The Diversity of Life on Earth Year 7-8
Melbourne Museum – Biodiversity and Evolution Years 9-10
Melbourne Museum – Our Wonderour Planet Gallery Visit and Forest Gallery Visit Years K-12
Nature Collective
Olivera- Plant the Seed Program
Parks Victoria- Learning in Nature
Port Phillip Eco Centre- Outdoor Learning Excursions
Phillip Island Nature Parks- Tours
PrimeSCI!- Earth and biological science primary incursions
Planting Seeds- Join the B&B highway! A regenerative program that is both educational and practical
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria- Excursions
Wild Action- The Wild Action Experience
Yarra Valley ECOSS- Hands on primary, secondary and early childhood excursions
Zoos Victoria- Excursion Programs

Local nurseries

Boroondara Council –Victorian Indigenous Nursery
Co-operative (VINC)
Knox City Council –Knox Environment Society
Manningham City Council- Friends of Warrandyte State Park
Maroondah City Council- CRISP
Monash City Council- Greenlink Sandbelt Nursery
Whitehorse City Council- Greenlink Box Hill and Bungalook Nursery
Yarra Ranges Council-Candlebark Indigenous Nursery, Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater & Southern Dandenongs Community Nursery Inc.

Lesson ideas and resources

BirdLife Australia
Birds in Backyards- Bird Survey
Cool.org – Audit tools and identification guides
Eco-Schools Australia- Biodiversity lesson resources
Field Guide to Victorian Fauna
Habitat Warriors- Revegetation program
Junior Landcare –What’s happening in the habitat? lesson and Creating a Sensory Garden guide
Life Rocks
Living Links – Melbourne Birds ID guide
Nature Kit 2.0- SMP and habitat maps
Nest Box Tales- Nest box information, design and monitoring
Planting Seeds- A sustainability program with a focus on environmental protection and sustainable education
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria- Professional Development
ResourceSmart Schools- Biodiversity Audit
ResourceSmart Schools- Biodiversity module
Centre for freshwater ecosystems- Australian Freshwater Invertebrates Field Guide
Frog census
The Field Naturalists Club of Victoria- Fungi In Australia
If your school has fruit trees check out these resources from ‘Keep the Yarra Valley Fruit Fly Free’
Zoos Victoria- Education page with resources, events and PD opportunities

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