Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Proforma Coming
I'll post the first proforma here as a PDF soon as it's availible. If you'd like a copy of the one I'm using, give me a hollar.
Change in Name
Alas I forgot to mention that the program will now be called Community Bird Search.
And I've also set up a blog on wordpress, which can be found here : http://birdsearch.wordpress.com/ .
Cheers Folks,
Richard.
And I've also set up a blog on wordpress, which can be found here : http://birdsearch.wordpress.com/ .
Cheers Folks,
Richard.
A Change in Direction
After a an almost complete lack of community interest in the idea for this project and a serious bout of self reflection, I have made some significant changes in the direction of the program.
I have decided on a 7 stage approach that looks something like this :
Stage 1 : Create a list of likely sites in the south west that can be used for community to learn about birds.
Stage 2 : Engage community groups and individuals in creating a 1 page site specific proforma for identifying birds, flora and their habitat.
Stage 3 : Compile proformas into a PDF booklet availible for download off the blog.
Stage 4 : Trial proformas with specific community groups, such as school children.
Stage 5: Engage local volunteers who would like to carry the project ie. website development, monitoring, database upkeep etc.
Stage 6: Create additonal tools for monitoring local bird species & create a database for cataloging bird data
Stage 7 : Feed information generated to local bird groups, local DSE & National groups such as Viridans, The Gould League & Birds Australia.
So that's it in a nutshell.
The good news is that I've engaged Hawksedale College students in developing a proforma for Hawksedale Common and have prospective interest from the South West Environmental Volunteerism Initiative & an Environmental Work Experience Program (the old Green Corps) that I hope will hit the ground by the end of the year.
So watch out, here we come. If you'd like to know more about this little project I'm cooking up, give me a call on 0458 268 119.
I have decided on a 7 stage approach that looks something like this :
Stage 1 : Create a list of likely sites in the south west that can be used for community to learn about birds.
Stage 2 : Engage community groups and individuals in creating a 1 page site specific proforma for identifying birds, flora and their habitat.
Stage 3 : Compile proformas into a PDF booklet availible for download off the blog.
Stage 4 : Trial proformas with specific community groups, such as school children.
Stage 5: Engage local volunteers who would like to carry the project ie. website development, monitoring, database upkeep etc.
Stage 6: Create additonal tools for monitoring local bird species & create a database for cataloging bird data
Stage 7 : Feed information generated to local bird groups, local DSE & National groups such as Viridans, The Gould League & Birds Australia.
So that's it in a nutshell.
The good news is that I've engaged Hawksedale College students in developing a proforma for Hawksedale Common and have prospective interest from the South West Environmental Volunteerism Initiative & an Environmental Work Experience Program (the old Green Corps) that I hope will hit the ground by the end of the year.
So watch out, here we come. If you'd like to know more about this little project I'm cooking up, give me a call on 0458 268 119.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Middle Island Penguin Monitoring
Check out Basalt to Bay Link (http://b2bln.blogspot.com/) for latest numbers on the penguins on middle island.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Radio Interview
Ahggh, I'm not a morning person. Jeremy did a great job with the interview but I couldn't think straight. Anyway, the word is out.
Thanks to everyone who has shown some interest in the program. I'll be home for the rest of the week, so feel free to contact me by phone or email but I am headed back to my farm in central Victoria for most of next week, so I'll be unreachable until after then.
Thanks to everyone who has shown some interest in the program. I'll be home for the rest of the week, so feel free to contact me by phone or email but I am headed back to my farm in central Victoria for most of next week, so I'll be unreachable until after then.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
ABC Interview
Last Friday I recieved a call from Jeremy Lee from ABC's South West 'Breakfast Show'. Jeremy said that he had seen my flyers around Port Fairy and thought there might be a story to be found. So this week, more of you will know about SWBSP. Thanks Jeremy for the publicity and being such a nice guy !
Friday, January 2, 2009
ARTISTS WANTED
Volunteer artists are required to help draw/paint birds for the South West Bird Search Program manual.
I need a core group of 10-20 artists (from the Warrnambool-Koroit-Port Fairy area) who would be happy to donate their time to drawing/painting 4-5 birds each, that can be used in the SWBSP manual. Birds can be drawn or painted in colour but must be photo realistic.
Why not use photos you might ask ? Well, in my mind a good piece of art can show the eye more than a photo. Pictured against a simple background, the competant artist can weed out distractions that might fill a photo and capture the character of the bird and it's species.
Ideally birds should be done in A4 size, with the intention of including them full size and thumb size in the manual.
What I would like to imagine, is that we get enough interest and we can auction off all works (after they have been copied for the manual) and the funds raised can be put towards a local environmental project - such as revegetating a potential local bird hotspot or community reserve. Any other ideas will be gladly considered !
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to do a piece of art for the auction but not the manual. Any type of bird related visual artwork would be suitable for the auction - from modern art (picasso/dali ish birds) to conventional art to aboriginal art. Any style. Your choice.
To contact me please call me (Richard) on 0458 268 119 or email me at swbirdsearch@gmail.com .
I need a core group of 10-20 artists (from the Warrnambool-Koroit-Port Fairy area) who would be happy to donate their time to drawing/painting 4-5 birds each, that can be used in the SWBSP manual. Birds can be drawn or painted in colour but must be photo realistic.
Why not use photos you might ask ? Well, in my mind a good piece of art can show the eye more than a photo. Pictured against a simple background, the competant artist can weed out distractions that might fill a photo and capture the character of the bird and it's species.
Ideally birds should be done in A4 size, with the intention of including them full size and thumb size in the manual.
What I would like to imagine, is that we get enough interest and we can auction off all works (after they have been copied for the manual) and the funds raised can be put towards a local environmental project - such as revegetating a potential local bird hotspot or community reserve. Any other ideas will be gladly considered !
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to do a piece of art for the auction but not the manual. Any type of bird related visual artwork would be suitable for the auction - from modern art (picasso/dali ish birds) to conventional art to aboriginal art. Any style. Your choice.
To contact me please call me (Richard) on 0458 268 119 or email me at swbirdsearch@gmail.com .
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