Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Victoria

Submitted by WFT Admin on Thu, 03/02/2017 - 12:22pm

Victoria is home to three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries which - along with Important Bird Areas and Ecological Reserves - make up our vibrant "Nature Hood." This amazing CRD-produced resource describes what a MBS is and maps out the different protected regions of our community. Most important, it describes how we can be stewards of our MBS. This resource packages features the general MBS info-sheet as well as information on each of the three individual sanctuaries. Visit www.sanctuaryproject.com for more information!

MigratoryBirdSanctuary.Inserts.ShoalHarbour.pdf

MigratoryBirdSanctuary.Inserts.EsqHarbour.pdf

MigratoryBirdSanctuary.Inserts.VicHarbour.pdf

MigratoryBirdSanctuary.UrbanSanctuaryProject.pdf

MigratoryBirdSanctuaryOuter.Final_.pdf

Kim's Games

Submitted by JWillows on Mon, 09/05/2016 - 3:09pm

These games help to develop observation and classification skills. They are best used to reinforce work learning to identify or study specific themes such as leaf patterns, different forest types, edible native plants, seeds or even the rock types of an area.

Bird Migration Game

Submitted by JWillows on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 4:57pm

This activity brings home the concept of how far and how arduous this annual migration is for birds. It is a role play activity of sorts where the participants are specific bird species that must leave their breeding ground get to their wintering ground and return again. The activity sets a course which has many of the challenges that birds actually face while migrating. It is an experiential way for participants to understand migration, its natural and man-made hazards and the risks for birds to survive.

Bird Migration Game.pdf

Bird MIGRATION game charts and cards.pdf

Crossbills

Submitted by JWillows on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 4:54pm

This activity represents a forest food web and can be adapted easily to represent a marine ecosystem.

Crossbills.pdf

Riddle of Sol

Submitted by JWillows on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 4:50pm

This activity is great for map reading skill development and for reinforcing understandings of the concepts of energy flow, interrelationships, cycling of materials and change in ecosystems.

Riddle of SOL .pdf

Salmon Survival

Submitted by JWillows on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 4:47pm

This game is a simulation of the life cycle of salmon.

Salmon Survival Game.pdf

Salmon Survival layout suggestio.PDF

Blind Trail Walk

Submitted by JWillows on Mon, 06/13/2016 - 8:01pm

This activity is great for exploring and describing the world using senses other than sight (touch mostly, but also smell and sound). It helps to create an intimate bond with a place and its inhabitants - especially the plants, rocks and terrain.

Blind Trail Walk.pdf

Journaling

Submitted by JWillows on Mon, 06/13/2016 - 7:55pm

We have used journaling for all sorts of applications over the years in our programs. Primarily we use them to record important findings while participants engaged in activities such as “Build A Marine Ecosystem” or “Micro Trails or Parks”. We also incorporate journaling times into our schedule for students to have some regular quiet, reflective time.

Journaling.pdf

Micro Parks or Trails

Submitted by JWillows on Thu, 06/09/2016 - 3:12pm

This activity is great for increasing observational skills by allowing the participants to see the subtleties of an area, its smaller inhabitants and signs of different processes underway. Participants create a "micro trail or park" for tiny organisms marking important things in a natural area.

Micro Parks or Trails.pdf

Missing Passenger Hunt

Submitted by JWillows on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 4:19pm

This activity is a concept trail designed to demonstrate with examples how a particular ecological process operates in this case interrelationships or interactions.

Missing Passenger Hunt.pdf

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