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Field Day - Sharing our Story

5/16/2019

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Last week the Enviro Leaders were lucky enough to be asked to share with interested local farmers and businesses about what we have been learning about in regards to predator reduction, and our ideas about where this learning could take us.  As winners of the  Supreme Award at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, Duncan and Tina Mackintosh held a field day to share their story and we were fortunate to be given a spot to share.  It was great to be able to share about why we are Enviro Leaders and not only the learning we've been doing, but where we hope to take it.  Ideally we're keen to be involved in the trapping of predators in our community and are exploring ways to make this happen.  We answered a few questions and feedback was positive.  
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Cherry also presented about our fabulous Garden to Table programme.  It was great to be able to share how our students grow, tend, prepare, cook and enjoy produce in our school grounds.  Again, it's such a privilege to be able to share how at North Loburn School we love learning that is hands on, student centred and HEAPS of fun!
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Exploring Tracking Tunnels in Native Bush!

5/16/2019

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It was time!!  
We were ready!!
We had spent a number of sessions exploring what animals were lurking around our school grounds and it was time to put what we had learnt into practise outside our school gate.  Tina and Duncan Macintosh have generously allowed us to be involved in a QEII covenanted piece of bush on their property, Whiterock Mains.  They are keen to get kids involved in it as much as possible and have a real desire to get kids out in our rural areas, hands dirty, learning. 
We were all over that!
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So, one beaut Friday afternoon we set out with tunnels, peanut butter and chew cards in tow.  It was amazing to be out in actual bush, listening to the native birds and applying what we had been learning about outside the school gate.  We laid both tunnels and chew cards. 

We were very fortunate to have one of our school dad's with us who is an expert in these things.  He taught us heaps about how to successfully attach chew cards, where to lay the tunnels most effectively and had lots of tips and tricks along the way. 

​Did you know that ferrets and stoats are attracted to the smell of fresh dirt?  
One of the surprising things about our trip up to Whiterock Mains was how interesting 'scat' is (Scat is the fancy name for animal poo!).  We got really good at keeping an eye out while we were setting the tunnels for different types of scat, identifying signs of animal life.  Some of us had a good look (and a bit of a poke) at what we found, and those that were really brave gave it a good sniff, seeing if we could tell difference between different types of scat, and identifying the animal.  It's fair to say the cattle had most impressive sized poo, but  pig scat smelt really strong!
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We are really keen to get back into the classroom and investigate the tracks and chew marks that we have found.  We're interested to know what animals are lurking in the bush, and what impact they are having.  We enjoyed a quiet rest once we had finished laying the tunnels and could identify a few native bird calls.  It's fabulous to be out learning about our unique environment and how we can work to protect it! 
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