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Year 11 Biology students recently went on an excursion to Piccaninnie Ponds to participate in activities for National Water Week. The Year 11’s learnt about the significance of the Piccaninnie Ponds wetlands to resident and migratory shorebirds, some of which fly to and from Siberia every year! The students worked with Maureen from Friends of Shorebirds South East (FOSSE) who showed how the birds are tracked and monitored. The students also heard from ecologists from National Parks and Wildlife about the variety of organisms in the region and the positive impact that remediation of the wetlands is having, transforming degraded farmland back into productive fens (wetlands). This fits very closely with the current work that the students are doing regarding food webs, human impacts and ecological succession.
Pictured above David New (Aboriginal Engagement Officer) and Damian Bickley (NRM Education LSE) presenting to the students.

Jason de Nys | Science Coordinator and Mathematics Coordinator