The Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants are back for 2023! 🌱🌼🐛🦜 Childcare centres, kinders & schools can apply for up to $5k for projects that get kids valuing and caring for plants, wildlife & the environment. Details: environment.vic.gov.au/grants

The 2023 Victorian Landcare Grants are now open! 🌱🌳🏞️ Environmental volunteer groups can apply for grants up to $20k for projects that help protect and restore the natural environment. Details: environment.vic.gov.au/grants/victori…

Great article @perkinsmiki - the collaborative project is an important combination of science, innovation, practicality with resourcing from DEECA Victoria Biodiversity. Hopefully will yield great outcomes for PPB’s kelp forests.

Citizen scientists play a key role in our work to protect and manage Victoria’s land, waterways, vegetation and wildlife 🧪🔬 🥼 To get involved in citizen science or other environmental volunteering in Victoria, visit: environment.vic.gov.au/volunteering/g… #CitizenScienceMonth

Managing forest ecosystems under climate change is an increasing challenge for land managers. ⁦DEECA Victoria⁩’s BushBank program is playing an important role at Wilson’s Promontory and elsewhere in restoring Victoria’s forests and woodlands. smh.com.au/environment/co…

Here are the top 10 EASY actions to make a positive impact for biodiversity. Share with your friends and let's get 25 million Australians making these simple lifestyle changes. The benefit for nature would be enormous 😍

Help protect Victoria’s critically endangered Plains-wanderer by joining citizen scientists in examining their song recordings. This work will help locate Plains-wanderers in the wild, so we can protect and enhance their habitat. Sign up to the program: bit.ly/3N6nEHg

The first #orangebelliedparrots of the year were spotted at #LakeConnewarre. With more migrant parrots making their way north in coming weeks, regional coordinators can train volunteers for surveys. Email [email protected] to get involved or report a sighting.

Yananyin Gadhaba Walking Together: A new agreement between TLaWC and the ⁦DEECA Victoria⁩ Biodiversity Division. Congrats to both organisations and all those who have contributed in reaching this important milestone. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Happy National Volunteer Week and a big thank you to Victoria’s volunteers who are doing great work for our environment 💚🙌🌿🐾🏞️👏 Tune in this week as we introduce you to some of Victoria’s environmental volunteers – who are making change in Victoria.

Thanks for sharing Dr Tom Fairman - important research and findings in the context of climate change and increasing likelihood of more black summer-type weather events across Victoria in the future. DEECA Victoria

Our iuk (eel) trap has arrived at ARI! A long, thoughtful journey, weaving together knowledges, ideas, experiences. Deeply grateful to Aunty Kim Wandin for such skilful art & guiding our deep listening on Wurundjeri Country. Big thanks to Chris Joy, @eco_christinar maddi

Congrats to the Monash University-led research team on their paper on the genetic rescue of Victoria's critically endangered Faunal emblem - the Helmeted Honeyeater. monash.edu/science/news/c… Cutting-edge science that is being applied by DEECA Victoria and Zoos Victoria in HeHo management.

Are you passionate about conservation and the environment? 🌱 Expressions of interest are open for five trustee positions on the TrustforNature board. Applications close Tuesday 19 September 2023. For more information and to apply, head to boards.vic.gov.au/search-board-v…

Great initiative and an exciting opportunity for high impact co-investment projects to support threatened species recovery in Victoria DEECA Victoria

Another great example of DEECA Victoria's priority on implementing genetic rescue of at-risk species guided by our world-leading Victorian Genetic Risk Index: environment.vic.gov.au/biodiversity/g…

DEECA Victoria has released two research project reports, to help understand and support the environmental volunteering community. Read them here: bit.ly/3tkThrE and here: bit.ly/3PFJaoR.

Great work from DEECA Victoria ARI scientists with the support from the Victorian Government’s flood recovery program to rediscover this extraordinary and extraordinarily small marsupial in northern Victoria.