Yellagonga Regional Park Ecology Educational Activities 2012

Free bus charter is available to the first five schools to book an excursion or if booked in conjunction with a Civics Education tour of the Council Chambers

Printed on recycled paper

Excursions

A limited number of free school tours are available in 2012:

Neil Hawkins Park Bird Watching Tour: Tour Guides from Birds Australia will provide binoculars to allow students to get a ‘’bird’s eye view’’ of the many water and dryland birds that inhabit the Yellagonga wetlands. Duration: 1 hour.

Water Quality and Wetland Ecology: Ribbons of Blue Officers will guide activities at Neil Hawkins Park, Picnic Cove and Lake Goollelal. Students will learn about the ecology of the lakes and undertake water quality monitoring. Complementary activity sheets will be provided before and after the excursion. Duration: 2 hours.

Wetland Fauna Tour: Local Ecologists will guide students through Neil Hawkins Park and neighbouring bushland and discuss local fauna, habitat and environmental issues in the catchment. Duration: 1 hour.

Location

Yellagonga Regional Park is a 13km wetland chain covering 1400 hectares between Joondalup Drive and Hepburn Avenue.

Resources

Resources available to schools include an Aboriginal signage trail guide to Neil Hawkins Park, as well as brochures on birds, turtles, weeds, Yellagonga Regional Park walk and cycle trails and more.

Link to Curriculum

These excursions and resources can assist in meeting Science, Geography and Civics Learning Outcomes, particularly for students from middle primary to lower secondary.

For enquiries please contact lara.oneill@joondalup.wa.gov.au or visit www.joondalup.wa.gov.au

Get your school involved in these exciting Yellagonga Regional Park educational activities! The City of Joondalup is offering free excursions and resources for local schools to inform students about the ecology of this important wetland region.