Frogs on Farms sticky-beak days
Come and inspect a functioning wildlife pond and learn all that you need to know about them from BCG ecologist Jonathan Starks.
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Topics covered:
- What is a wildlife pond?
- Where is the best place to install one?
- How big and how deep should it be?
- How much will it cost?
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We'll also cover materials needed, connecting to a piped water supply and aquatic plants required, plus species of frogs and other wildlife you can attract to your pond and their habitat requirements.
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Wimmera
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Mallee
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When:
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Wednesday 19 March
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Wednesday 16 April
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Where:
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South of the Moor Park golf course
Longerenong-Warracknabeal Road, Kewell
(23km north-east of Horsham)
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‘Glentyrrell’ -John Renney and Caroline Welsh’s property
Renneys Road
(7.5km north-west of Culgoa)
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Time:
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9.00-11.00am
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9.00-11.00am
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Cost:
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FREE - refreshments and morning tea will be provided
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RSVP:
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By calling the BCG office on 03 5492 2787 or email
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Development of the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline will result in a change from an open water supply system of channels and farm dams to a closed system of pipes and stock troughs. This will result in significant long-term changes to regional biodiversity, particularly for water dependent animals such as frogs. BCG is currently undertaking an innovative project to tackle the emerging threat from changes to regional water delivery system.
The BCG Frogs on Farms project is developing techniques to maintain and enhance frog populations as well as general biodiversity values on farms using 'wildlife ponds'. The ponds provide a degree of replacement habitat for wildlife that currently depend on farm dams for their water and habitat requirements.
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Previous research undertaken by BCG showed that the installation of small water points for wildlife can significantly improve the biodiversity values on farms in the Wimmera and Mallee. These wildlife ponds will, in some areas, provide the only open water resource for wildlife once the channel/dam system is decommissioned. This is important at a local scale for aquatic fauna such as insects and frogs but the ponds will also be a vital resource for other water dependent species such as reptiles, birds and mammals that move throughout the landscape.
BCG, with support from Australia Post and Landcare Australia, will be holding two ‘sticky-beak days’ to help promote the wildlife ponds. The morning sessions will provide landowners with the opportunity to see first hand a functioning wildlife pond while learning all about the do’s and don’ts of pond construction, how much they cost and most importantly where the best place is to put one!
Getting up close at the Moor Park Sticky Beak Day.
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For more information or to register your interest in attending please contact BCG.
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