Watch this short video to find out several practical ways you can make an impact in September for Biodiversity Month. From sharing content to actively participating in citizen science projects, there’s an opportunity for everyone to get involved.
One act can make a great impact
Maybe you’re a keen green thumb with a desire to get your hands dirty by planting trees for threatened bird species. Maybe you’re a digital storyteller with a love for sharing messages of conservation and hope. Or perhaps you’re an entrepreneur or a key player in an organisation that wants to make a difference but isn’t sure where to start.
This webpage showcases the many ways you can act this Biodiversity Month – and any day of the year – to help keep our natural environment and species thriving.
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Join the movement: citizen science projects near you
Projects across NSW
- Join the flock: help protect threatened birds by becoming a citizen scientist
- Bats in Backyards
- Count flying foxes
- Survey koalas
Northern NSW
NSW coastal towns
South-east and southern NSW
Download these resources: colour, chat and learn
- Education resources
- Let’s find out about NSW threatened animals: a colouring resource
- Teacher resources
Volunteer on conservation projects
Share important conservation messages
- Download our social media tiles to show you stand with threatened species this Biodiversity Month and inspire your friends and followers to do the same.
- Follow us on Instagram, Facebook or X.
- Be part of the conversation online using #SavingourSpecies.
Learn something new with Saving our Species explains
- Saving our Species explains: biodiversity
- Saving our Species explains: a threatened species
- Saving our Species explains: threats and threatening processes
- Saving our Species explains: conservation strategies