Volunteering - Pollinator surveys
Dates: TBA Location: Setup and collection, Spring Plains Nature Conservation Reserve, Heathcote. Meet at the corner of Spring Plain track and Chisholm track. See map below.
Processing will be at our Tooborac office.
Equipment: Close toed shoes, long sleeves, hat/sun protection, gaiters
Volunteers required: 5
Pollinators play a key role in the function of the ecosystem and they are all too uncommon in this reserve. But what is there can be found using pollinator traps which attract them using colour vibrancy. We will be cataloging each type of pollinator we collect in the hope that we can improve their survival.
This survey involves deploying traps that lure insects with bright colours for collection which we then take to another site to process, catalogue and pin any specimens. This gives us a snapshot of the insect diversity and will allow us to track it over time.
For any questions please contact Cameron O’Mara on 0467 489 479
