Our mission is: Phillip Island To develop a greater understanding of the Nature Parks natural environment through exploration, Year 7 – Year 10 investigation and Education Programs hands on activities.
Phillip Island Nature Parks is a self-funded experiental learning through nature organisation dedicated to the conservation of Phillip Island’s wildlife and natural features. Rangers undertake talks, walks and hands on activities which provide an enhanced understanding of Phillip Island’s diverse natural systems. Eco-Boat Tour Our structured education programs promote lifelong an exciting ride to see Australia’s learning and are linked with the Early Years Learning largest seal colony Framework, AusVELS and the national curriculum. Activities are presented by rangers who are All activities require participants nationally accreditied eco-guides with level 2 first to have closed shoes and sun protection. aid qualifications. Our rangers hold current Working For more information or to make a booking with Children Checks or are registered teachers. please contact us on: Phone (03) 5951 2802 Email [email protected]
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Melbourne WORKING 90mins TOGETHER TO Australia PROTECT OUR NATURAL Phillip Island WORLD Nature Park Route from Melbourne Phillip Island Maps not to scale Food for Thought Rockpool Ramble Natural Wetland Students explore the sustainability of farming and resource use on Join a Phillip Island Nature Parks ranger to explore the Churchill Island, discover landscape degradation, draw comparisons incredible creatures of our rock platforms and how they Indicators between the past and present, and evaluate whether our society lives survive in a constantly changing environment. Topics include: Join a ranger to discover the interactions between animals sustainably. Topics include: Ecosystems Food chains and food webs and abiotic features in the wetlands. Learn how animals are connected to and can tell us about the health of a waterway. Sustainability The Boon wurrung people Specialised functions that enable survival on Topics include: Resource use Farming practices the rock platform Food chains Wetland ecosystem Melbourne’s sustainability Location: Smiths or Summerlands Beach Duration: 1 hour Ratio: 1:15 Price: $110 Macroinvertebrates Location: Churchill Island Using macroinvertebrates to determine Duration: 1 hour Ratio: 1:25 Price: $110 *Ask about our special night time Rockpool Spotlight* waterbody heath Location: Swan Lake or Fishers Wetland Rockpool Quadrats Duration: 1 hour Ratio: 1:25 Price: $110 Momentous Marsupials Our rangers will guide your group through how to Koalas are specialists, surviving in a hostile environment on a toxic perform quadrat analyses across one of our rock platforms. diet. When this environment and its resources are compromised, Discover where different creatures are found, their habitat Penguins on the we see this change rapidly reflected in our koala population. Come requirements, features and threats. Topics include: walk through our tree top boardwalks and discover the changes in Precipice Classification Food webs our koala populations and the lessons on sustainability that these Join our rangers on the little penguins ‘come back’ journey from momentous marsupials can teach humans. Topics include: Data collection Human interactions and their effects the precipice. Learn about the complex interactions between penguins and their environment. Travel into the penguin’s Features and adaptations Location: Smiths or Summerlands Beach Duration: 1.5 hours Ratio: 1:15 Price: $160 colony to conduct your own research and learn about the Sustainability Conservation many threats facing our penguins. Through learning about the Location: Koala Conservation Centre important role research has played in our penguin’s recovery, Duration: 1 hour Ratio: 1:25 Price: $110 Protecting our Marine students will feel empowered to take action to help protect little penguins into the future. Topics include: *Ask about our night time Koala Spotlight* Environment Food webs and interactions between organisms Through hands on surveying students will help contribute to a national survey on marine debris. Students will explore Adaptations Research techniques Seal Research and Rescue the effect marine debris has on our ocean health while Cycles - daily, seasonal and life long Join our rangers on the boardwalks at the Nobbies to learn focussing on how to protect the iconic marine species of Human impacts on penguins about the complex interactions between Australian fur seals and Phillip Island. Topics include: Location: Penguin Parade their environment. Learn about the latest research techniques, Data collection Water cycle Duration: 1 hour Ratio: 1:25 Price: $110 classification, internal systems and how this has changed our Food chains Human interaction understanding of the species. Students are inspired to help protect Australian fur seals for the future. Topics include: Location: Summerlands or Smiths Beach Duration: 1 hour Ratio: 1:15 Price: $110 Shearwater Watch Classification Research techniques Students explore the amazing Short-tailed shearwaters, their Food webs and food chains biology and how they navigate thousands of kilometres and Internal systems, responding to change then return to their Phillip Island burrows! Topics include: Biotic and abiotic components Coastal processes Parks management Human impacts on seals Shearwater biology and behaviour Location: The Nobbies boardwalks Coastal ecology Duration: 1 hour Ratio: 1:25 Price: $110 Location: Cape Woolamai *Entry to the “Antarctic Journey” is an additional cost* Duration: 2 hours Ratio: 2:50 Price: $300 * Subject to time of year*