What’s in Your Backyard? Webinar: Minibeasts in your backyard

Minibeasts live in your backyard. Discover why they are important and learn how to find them in your garden or local bushland reserve.

Minibeasts are important for our environment. These good insects pollinate plants, break down dead plants and animals, keep our soil heathly and are food for other wildlife. Many species help keep harmful pests away. Minibeasts in Your Backyard explores the diverse world of minibeasts.

Discover why minibeasts are important and learn how find them in your garden or local bushland reserve. The webinar will help you to identify common groups of backyard minibeasts and provides information and skills to conduct your own minibeasts investigation.

In this webinar you will:

• Watch a presentation on different groups of invertebrates
• Learn how to investigate invertebrates in their local area
• Look at some of the clues that invertebrates leave behind
• Learn about different invertebrate life cycles
• See live invertebrates

The webinar will be hosted on Zoom, and you will need to download this program on your devide before the webinar. The webinar is suitable for children and parents. The event is free, but bookings are essential. Book now at Eventbrite.

More about What’s in Your Backyard? webinar series

The What’s in Your Backyard? webinar series will help you discover some of the amazing animals that are living in your local area. From backyards to bushland, there is a variety of animals living near you. The series will show you how to recongise the clues to identify these animals.

The series will propose COVID-19 safe activities and methods when discovering the animals living in your backyard.

The webinar will be hosted by Australian Environmental Education.