Birds in Schools Newsletter

Birds in
Schools
Volume 2 Number 1, April 2015
School are now busy
implementing their Birds in
Schools Action Plans , with
the support of BIS staff and
volunteers.
Ryde East students
with BIS volunteer
Renee Ferster-Levy
Get your hands dirty...
TIME TO GET THOSE ACTION
PLANS IMPLEMENTED!
In Term 1 2015, schools got busy turning
their Birds in Schools action plans into
reality.
After teachers worked with their students
to draw up action plans at the end of 2014,
outlining the actions they could take to
improve bird diversity at their schools,
nine schools were selected for funding
support by the Birds in Schools project.
The schools receiving BIS funding to
implement their action plans are:
 Lakemba
 Ryde East
 Rydalmere East
 Melrose Park
 Riverwood
 Ryde
 Lorien Novalis
 St Ives
 Bankstown.
Birds in Schools
Students get busy
Students have been busy ticking the first ‘to
do’ item off their list of actions to take to
support native bird life at their schools:
planting bird-friendly habitat.
Ryde East Public School students got busy planting with
BIS volunteers Mark, Beth and Renee in March.
Online resources
Rydalmere East PS students hard at work on Planting Day.
Some schools have also been busy getting
creative, making bird baths as an art project.
Remember, there’s plenty of information online
if you’d like to find out more about taking
action to improve native bird diversity.
Planting natives
Check out the Birds in Backyards (BIBY)
website, where you will find a native plant List
for each Sydney local government area:
www.birdsinbackyards.net/regions/Sydney-Region
Nest boxes and bird baths
You can also find some great tips about nest
boxes and bird baths on the BIBY website:
www.birdsinbackyards.net/Nest-Box-Plans
www.birdsinbackyards.net/Bird-Baths
Lorien Novalis students get creative making bird baths.
Find Out More
If you would like more information about the Birds in
Schools project, please visit:
http://www.birdlife.org.au/educationpublications/education/birds-in-schools
Or contact:
Birds in Schools Project Manager
jane.lewis@birdlife.org.au
T 02 9647 1875
...and these Birds in Schools videos can be
accessed any time on You Tube:
Creating Habitat for Birds
http://youtu.be/scYYDGxoZLk
Bird Baths & Nest Boxes
http://youtu.be/VbEU44Fabrg
Helping kids to help birds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72gEL6qFaWc
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Volume 2 Number 1 April 2015