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Waite Conservation Reserve The University of Adelaide Australia
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Manager: Jennifer Gardner
Waite Conservation Reserve
Urrbrae House - Waite Campus
The University of Adelaide
SA 5064
AUSTRALIA
Email

Telephone: +61 8 8303 7405
Facsimile: +61 8 8303 6826

Volunteers

Working bees

Working bees are held fortnightly autumn to early summer, on alternating Saturday and Sunday mornings. Volunteers participate in a variety of tasks including weed control, seed collection, documentation of flora, and track maintenance. The morning concludes with a free BBQ lunch. Working Bee program.

School projects

Since 2001 year 8 & 9 students from Urrbrae Agricultural High School have been participating in projects in the Waite Conservation Reserve. The students have made a significant contribution to the monitoring and restoration of Waite Conservation Reserve. Activities undertaken include planting, conducting transects, photopoint establishment, GPS mapping of plants and natural features, plant and animal surveys, birdwatching, weed control and track maintenance. Training is provided by staff from Urrbrae Agricultural High School and the University of Adelaide.