Education
BFS Landcare runs projects and workshops, as well as providing information for both schools and the community.
Covenant College
Today’s youth are the land carers of tomorrow
For more than ten years BFS Landcare has carried out nature conservation works together with Covenant College (Geelong). As part of the college’s Year 9 Community Service Program, BFS Landcare volunteers work with students in the Moorabool River Reserve, Red Gum Reserve and Dog Rocks Flora and Fauna Sanctuary.
Each year the students remove swathes of South African Boneseed — a Weed of National Significance (WoNS)—from the Dog Rocks Flora and Fauna Sanctuary.
Agapanthus (a garden escapee) is another challenge in the Sanctuary. The students enthusiastically chip it out, enabling natural regeneration of indigenous species.
In Golden Plains Shire, under the watchful eye of Dale Smithyman the Natural Resources Officer, Batesford benefits from National Tree Day for Schools events and the ongoing maintenance program.
The Covenant College Year 9 students, together with BFSLG and partners, are making a valuable contribution to their community and the environment.
- Schools Program 2021
- River Detectives — Schools Program 2022
- National Tree Day for Schools 2022
- Covenant College 2023
- National Tree Day for Schools 2023
Community Information
There are many ways the community can help protect and preserve our precious environment.
One way is to learn more about the environment, another is to become a member to support the volunteer work we do.
- Become a Citizen Scientist
Get involved in collecting information about our flora and fauna - Gardens for Wildlife
Transform your garden into a thriving haven for native flora and fauna with wildlife gardening - Invasive Species
Feral Cats and Weeds of National Significance - Nest Box Workshop
- Woodland Bird Surveys