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Tuesday, 27 October 2009
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Home>Council Services>Environment>Gardens for Wildlife (G4W)
The Gardens for Wildlife (G4W) program is in partnership with the Knox Environment Society (KES) and is designed to encourage you, the owner or occupier of a suburban block, to set aside an area in your garden for local wildlife. This can be done by providing habitat planted with locally indigenous, Australian native or suitable exotic species.
The program is free to join and once you have registered, you will receive a phonecall to organise a volunteer to visit your garden to learn more about the type of wildlife you would like to attract. After the visit you will receive a 'report pack' containing a written assessment, a Certificate of Achievement, a Gardens for Wildlife booklet, a sticker or plaque to display on your letterbox to help promote the G4W program and further garden and local wildlife information.
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 How to Register
Peregrine Post Newsletters
Creating a Garden for Wildlife
Living examples of wildlife gardens in Knox
Living with Wildlife in Knox
KinderGardens for Wildlife
Knox Wildlife Atlas
Open Garden Scheme - August 2009
| How to Register | | If you would like to participate in the Gardens for Wildlife Program, please complete the online registration form. Alternatively you can print the registration form using the link at the bottom of this page and either email it to nadine.gaskell@knox.vic.gov.au or post it to:
Gardens for Wildlife Coordinator
Knox City Council
511 Burwood Highway
Wantirna South 3152
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| Peregrine Post Newsletters | | As a member of the Gardens for Wildlife program, you will receive the Peregrine Post newsletter. In the newsletter you'll find feature articles on our native flora and fauna together with useful information on environmental weeds, upcoming events and ways to help your local environment. Click here to view past editions of the Peregrine Post.
From September onwards the Peregrine Post will be issued electronically. If we don't already have your email address on file, please give us a call or email so you don't miss out!Top
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| Creating a Garden for Wildlife | | To view 'Recipes' containing information on how to create or enhance your garden for wildlife, how to provide suitable habitat and food for wildlife and tips on how to attract wildlife into your garden, click here.
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| Living examples of wildlife gardens in Knox | | | To see photos and read the stories of Gardens for Wildlife participants around Knox, click here. Top
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| Living with Wildlife in Knox | | In Knox we are very fortunate to have a large variety of wildlife that visit or reside alongside us. To learn more about some of our wild neighbours, click here.
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| KinderGardens for Wildlife | | The children and community you work with could help save local plants and animals from the danger of extinction. For example, children in your early childhood setting could help protect our Knox Sword Grass Butterfly. Or they could help a platypus to thrive in Rowville. Even Powerful Owls could be protected by the efforts of your children.
KinderGardens for Wildlife is a new initiative to extend the well established ‘Gardens for Wildlife’ program beyond back yards into early childhood playgrounds. It’s all aimed at encouraging children’s understanding and awareness of the importance of a child’s local environment. Click here to learn more about the KinderGardens for Wildlife program.
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| Knox Wildlife Atlas | | Here in Knox we are lucky enough to have some of the most amazing flora and fauna, most of which is found nowhere else on Earth. Whilst there are many common species found in Knox, the diversity of fauna in Knox is enhanced by our close proximity to the Dandenong Ranges.
The Knox Wildlife Atlas is designed to record the native animals that live in and move through the municipality.
All interested community members (not just experts) are encouraged to submit their sightings of native animals for entry into the database.
This information is important as currently, there is a gap in our knowledge regarding native animals that live in Knox. The data will then assist us in making decisions that may affect wildlife in our municipality.
Click here to register the details of your native animal sighting.
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| Open Garden Scheme - August 2009 | | What a success! On Sunday 30 August 2009, four Category 1 Gardens for Wildlife were opened to participants of the Gardens for Wildlife program, giving visitors the opportunity to view different styles of garden and gain ideas, information and inspiration for their own gardens.
With over 80 people attending all four gardens in The Basin, Boronia, Wantirna and Knoxfield, the day was a fantastic success and there are already plans underway to have another Open Day in 2010! A big thank you to everyone who participated!Top
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| For More Information | | Please contact Nadine Gaskell on 03 9298 8579 or email nadine.gaskell@knox.vic.gov.au if you would like further information on the Gardens for Wildlife Program.
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