Youth Environmental Leadership Program (YELP) – Excursion to Belair National Park

Henry, James, Lucas, Dylan, Zara, Molly and Alice – who make up 7 of the 9 members of the Environmental Group attended an excursion run by Green Adelaide, together with other schools from our partnership.

They participated in some team building activities, bird watching, scavenger hunts and a project workshop – all for the Bandicoots!

The big picture is to increase the biodiversity within Frank Smith Reserve and to bring back the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot.  There have been some sightings within the park and on nearby properties.

Since this excursion the group met with two education officers from Green Adelaide and an ecologist.  We went for a quick walk in Frank Smith Reserve, looking for scats and tracks and to gain some tips on how to move forward with the project. 

The next phase is to research, educate the students at school and to fundraise for motion sensor cameras, plants and construction materials for bandicoot bungalows.

Thank you to parent volunteer Tae Thornton for transporting and assisting with the excursion.

Sarah Todd

Science Teacher