Wildlife seminars at schools

Pretty Beach Public School will host a gathering to celebrate the school's involvement in the "Land for Wildlife" program on Saturday, February 21.

The program will consist of a combination of seminars and forums, meetings with the groups involved and an exploration of how managing vegetation and wildlife areas can be applied to school property.

The day will be divided into separate sessions at the two schools involved in the program, Pretty Beach Public School and Kincumber Public School.

The event will run from 10am to 3pm with the first session at Pretty Beach Public School at 10.30pm.

This will include a seminar covering what is happening with biodiversity in the Central Coast region.

A second seminar will cover managing vegetation and wildlife habitat, and how this can be applied to property. It will also include a tour of the school bush.

Participants involved in the program will then travel to Kincumber Public School and break for lunch to have an opportunity to meet and talk with other landholders and local experts.

Participants were asked to bring along photos and maps of their property, works they have undertaken and photos and plants for identification.

The day is provided courtesy of the Parks and Wildlife Services of NSW, the Conservation Partners Program and the Central Coast Community Environment Network (CCCEN).

Anyone interested in participating or requiring further information is invited to contact Sally Ash on 9585 6040 or Jeff Drudge at the CCCEN at 4349 4754

Newsletter, February 5