Breakfast with the Birds event in Wagga Wagga

Charles Sturt University and members of the Australian National University’s (ANU) Sustainable Farms hosted a breakfast in Wagga Wagga for members of the public to learn about the conservation of woodland birds.

ANU Sustainable Farms ecologist, Ms Clare Crane, guided a morning walk around our Wagga Wagga campus to teach participants how to spot birds by sight and by their calls. Participants also learned where to find local bird species, how to increase bird diversity on farms, and the benefits to bird life for revegetation and enhancing farm dams.

Charles Sturt Sustainability Manager, Mr Ed Maher, said the event was a chance for participants to familiarise themselves with their surroundings while learning how to save the environment and its wildlife.

“The Wagga Wagga region and surrounds are home to Box-Gum Grassy Woodland, a type of vegetation community that is under threat due to two-hundred years of land use changes,” he said.

The event enabled participants to increase their understanding of the importance of the remaining habitat and actions that can be taken on productive farms and public land to protect the plants and wildlife.