PlatypusWatch Walk & Talk Lagoon Creek
Sat, 14 Sept
|Caboolture
Join PlatypusWatch for a morning walk along Lagoon Creek to learn about the local platypuses.
Time & Location
14 Sept 2024, 7:40 am – 11:00 am
Caboolture, 1 Toovey St, Caboolture QLD 4510, Australia
About the Event
Join PlatypusWatch for a morning walk along Lagoon Creek to learn about the local platypuses. PlatypusWatch ecologist Dr Tamielle Brunt will discuss their charismatic biology, conservation, importance in freshwater systems, and point out habitat features that sustain them in the area. You'll also learn what you can do to help. After the walk, join Tam and Friends of Lagoon Creek for a BBQ breakfast and a sit-down presentation about their research monitoring platypuses in the area, with an opportunity to ask questions
Please note we may not see a platypus.
- 7:45am - sharp - sign on
- 8am - walk to viewing site
- 8:45am - talk about the habitat as we wander back to the shed
- 9am - breakfast
- 9:30/10am - sit down presentation
- 10:45 - finish up/questions/discussion
Capped at 30 people for a better experience, get in quick! Please bring a hat, sunscreen, a water bottle and a reusable coffee cup for morning tea.
Friends of Lagoon Creek are located at the end of Pettigrew Street but parking is on Toovey Street.
If you can no longer make it, please cancel registration through Humanitix for people on the waitlist. How to cancel ticket here.
Supported by City of Moreton Bay Local Community Support Grant 2023/2024 and Friends of Lagoon Creek.