10am – 4pm
North Head Sanctuary is the location for Manly Environment Centre's upcoming event held in conjunction with 'Science Week' and the 'International Year of Biodiversity'. 'Sunday at the Sanctuary, North Head Sanctuary - Living Lab' is to be held on Sunday 22nd August from 10am - 4pm, for families and the community.
The festival will showcase North Head Sanctuary as a 'Living Lab' with activities focusing on the biodiversity in the area.
North Head is significant as the largest area of bushland in Sydney Harbour. It contains a diverse geology and a delicate and previous array of flora and fauna. Sand dunes cover the crown of the headland, hanging swamps lie amongst coastal scrub and habitat is provided for the endangered long nosed bandicoot.
Key features of the event:
•Join wildlife author Louise Egerton on a walk to the Hanging Swamp.
•Aboriginal Art & Storytelling
•Take part in an EarthWatch climate indicators' survey
•Explore what Manly's bandicoots eat for breakfast
•Take a walk to find out about the last two ancient sand dunes in Sydney Harbour
•Kids Nature Hunt and artwork activity
•Meet Penny the possum
•Shoot a movie – the beauty of biodiversity (competition for high school students)
•Whale Tales with David Jenkins (Wildlife photographer) & Shona Lorigan (ORCCA)
•'Artists with Easels' - meet local artists as they paint or photograph images throughout the day for the 'Beauty of Biodiversity' upcoming exhibition
•Take up the Banksia Challenge
•Walk and talk with Frances Bodkin, an Aboriginal D'harawal knowledge holder, on weather wisdom and bush secrets
•Create two icosahedrons from bamboo with artist Sophie Hoppe
•BBQ, kids' activities, entertainment and much more
All events are free but bookings are necessary for the walks.