
There were 19 local citizen scientists who joined the Great Southern BioBlitz over the four day event.
The theme of the Greater Hume BioBlitz was “Love your Creek” and we also asked people to join the longer term ‘Refreshing Rivers Upper Billabong” iNaturalist project so we can share our observations in the catchment and build a great database of the plants, animals and other organisms that live here.
We blitzed the Ten Mile Creek at the Ian Geddes Bush reserve with the local schools – we even found a squirrel glider in one of the nest boxes!
The St Pats kids pulled a carp gudgeon out of the creek on Friday – great to see this small native fish still surviving.
You can view the results here https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2023-greater-hume
Watch this space for more citizen science activities with Refreshing Rivers, and join our iNaturalist groups to start recording today!

Join the Refreshing Rivers team and Landcare under the clear, unspoilt night skies for an evening celebrating the beauty and importance of our nocturnal environment.
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The Refreshing Rivers project is offering a pilot project to deliver low-cost waterway solutions for landholders on the Yaven Creek.
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Through the Refreshing Rivers Program, we are looking for landholders with farm dams, gravel pits or wetlands, who are interested in establishing refuge "arks" for this rare species of fish.
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