Our Notices and Past Events
The Young Naturalist NOTICES
and
PAST EVENTS
Sunday 27th August 2023
INNER WEST COUNCIL
*Inner West Footprints EcoFestival*
Whites Creek Valley Park, Annandale
Our interactive talk:
Insects and Pollination
Our workshop:
“Nature Photography” -focusing our Canon cameras on the plants, insects and fungi that create native habitat for wildlife.
For more information, please click here
Saturday, 12th August 2023
CITY OF CANADA BAY
**Rhodes Science Fair**
Celebrating National Science Week
Our Display: Insect Biodiversity
Our Talk: Nature Detective: What is in our backyard?
by Dr Fiona Benyon
For more information, please click here
Our School Holiday Workshops at Sydney Olympic Park, in July 2023
OUR WORKSHOPS
**Nature Detectives
**Butterflies, Beetles and Biodiversity
**Nature Discovery and Citizen Science with iNaturalist
Our School Holiday Workshops at Sydney Olympic Park, in April 2023
OUR WORKSHOPS
**Nature Detectives
**Butterflies, Beetles and Biodiversity
**Creating Habitat for Biodiversity
*Saturday, 1st April 2023*
*The City of Canada Bay Council Science Fair*
Concord Carnival
@Greenlees Park
Our display table:
The world of Insects with The Young Naturalist…
“Discover how to entice them into your backyard.”.
For more information, click here.
INNER WEST COUNCIL
*Inner West Footprints EcoFestival*
Whites Creek Valley Park, Annandale
Our Display: Nature in Focus
Our workshop: “Nature Photography” -focusing our Canon cameras on the plants, insects and fungi that create native habitat for wildlife.
Saturday, 3 Sept 2022
NEW SOUTH WALES SCOUTS
*Glenfield Scout Activity Centre*
“Magical Harry Potter”
Special Interest Areas Camp
Our Display: Incredible Insects
Our Talk: “Insect Diversity”
By Dr Fiona Benyon
26-28th August 2022
CITY OF CANADA BAY COUNCIL
*Rhodes Science Fair*
Celebrating National Science Week
Our Display: Insect Biodiversity
Our Talk: “Biodiversity, Insects and Citizen Science”
By Dr Fiona Benyon
Saturday, 13 August 2022
Spiny Leaf Insects
aka Macleay’s Spectre Phasmids
(Extatosoma tiaratum)
Caring for leaf insects is a great way for children and students to connect with Nature.
Endemic to Australia, these fascinating insects are easy to care for as they feed on Australian gum leaves.
Suitable for schools, pre-schools and home.
“Insect only – $20 or with mesh terrarium
(from $40 for small size).”
“Currently SOLD OUT”
Please enquire and order through our ‘
Connect with Us’ form
–WINNERS–
2021 CANON OCEANIA SMALL BUSINESS GRANT
We are thrilled to announce that The Young Naturalist is the
WINNER
of the small business category of the
2021 Canon Oceania Grants.
We would like to thank our wonderful supporters and the wider community for voting for The Young Naturalist and supporting our mission “to bring biodiversity to life and connect children with Nature”.
We wish to express our sincere thanks to #CanonAustralia for providing this incredible opportunity and for sharing The Young Naturalist’s vision “to nurture the future custodians of our Natural World.”
https://www.canon.com.au/about-canon/community/grants
-Dr Aniuzka Kazandjian received her Australian Citizenship-
on 26th January 2022
She was featured in the official Australia Day Video screened at the
Sydney Opera House ‘Live Concert’ on Australia Day
and broadcast nationally on ABC TV.
To view Aniuzka’s Citizenship Ceremony interview, which features footage from
The Young Naturalist workshops
please visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00H9BQq508g&ab_
channel=ABCAustralia
and watch from 1:13:52 to 1:17:24.
The Young Naturalist “On-Demand Online Workshop”
‘Investigating Biodiversity in the Littoral Rainforest’
Journey into the littoral rainforest to investigate the extraordinary diversity of plants, insects, fungi & animals that inhabit this unique ecosystem.
-Includes Ecosystem Activity Sheet-
Send booking request via our ‘Connect with us’ form.
THE YOUNG NATURALIST NAMES AN ENDANGERED WATTLE SPECIES
The Young Naturalist is delighted to share that Co-founder, Dr Fiona Benyon inspired the winning suggestion for the common name of the endangered wattle- Acacia meiantha as part of the Saving our Species ‘Name our Species’ competition. This gorgeous species will now be commonly known as
Barradam-bang or Bright Star wattle!
See: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6709097758747443200/
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/we-asked-and-you-answered-these-eight-species-are-now-twice-as-nice
Image Credit- Gavin Phillips, DPIE.
The Young Naturalist is in the NEWS
-The Leader-
“Sutherland Shire’s The Young Naturalist has won a Canon Oceania Grant for Small Business, with cash and camera prizes to help young people document nature.”
https://www.the leader.com.au/story/74440870/kids-nature-workshop-enterprise-wins-canon-cash-and-products/?cs=12
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