You must be a registered conference delegate to attend these field trips. Final
information will be shared with each registered attendee closer to the date.
Please note: We reserve the right to cancel the field trip in the event of
unforeseen circumstances or if minimum booking numbers are not met. In such
cases, delegates will receive a full refund.
To book your chosen field trip, please email [email protected]
Managing Bushfire Risk and Biodiversity at the Urban Fringe – $66pp
Sunday 23 November 1300-1600
20 people maximum
Spend an afternoon with some of South Australia’s leading fire management practitioners in a park on Adelaide’s urban fringe. You’ll hear about the challenges of managing bushfire risks in this environment and the lengths South Australia’s National Parks and Wildlife Service are going to, to also manage fire regimes to maintain and enhance biodiversity values.
✅Transport included – Bus to depart Adelaide Convention Centre at 1300 and return 1600.
❎Food not included.
👉BYO water bottle & snacks.
Urban wetland creation in the ‘People’s Park’ – $48pp
Tuesday 25 November 1500-1700
20 people maximum
Join a local waterway ecologist to explore challenges and opportunities provided by urban wetland construction. Discuss integrated water management and land-use conflicts, as well as how novel ecosystems can support species conservation.
✅Transport included – Bus to depart Adelaide Convention Centre at 1500 and return 1700.
❎Food not included.
👉BYO water bottle & snacks.
Early morning bird watching – $10pp
Tuesday 25 November, Wednesday 26 November, Thursday 27 November 0630-0830
15 people maximum each day
Step outside the bustle of the Adelaide Convention Centre and into nature’s own concert hall. Just a short walk from the city, participants will enjoy a serene early morning birdwatching experience in one of Adelaide’s nearby reserves. Guided by a local naturalist, you’ll wander through tranquil bushland and wetlands as the sun rises, spotting native species such as rainbow lorikeets, kookaburras, rosellas, and, if lucky, the elusive tawny frogmouth. This gentle outing offers a refreshing start to the day, blending relaxation with discovery, and showcasing the rich birdlife that thrives so close to the heart of Adelaide.
❎Transport not included – walk from Adelaide Convention Centre.
❎Food not included.
👉BYO water bottle & snacks.
Conservation and management of Grey-headed Flying Foxes and other species in the heart of Adelaide – $20pp
Tuesday 25 November 1830-2030
20 people maximum
Spend an afternoon/evening with urban wildlife management specialists at Adelaide’s nationally significant Grey-headed Flying Fox colony situated in Botanic Park. You’ll hear about the conservation and management challenges observed with flying foxes at the site and how similar wildlife management complexities have been experienced with other species in the centre of Adelaide.
❎Transport not included – walk from Adelaide Convention Centre.
❎Food not included.
👉BYO water bottle & snacks.
Swamp Stories: A Restoration Journey – $115pp
Friday 28 November 0900-1600
20 people maximum
Visit a couple of Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps alongside the ecologists who are passionate about their conservation and restoration.The trip will showcase the bold interventions that are being undertaken to restore these critically important habitats and the populations of threatened flora and fauna species that inhabit them. Hear about everything from hydrological restoration and community stewardship to ecological burning and revegetation. We’ll try to ensure you keep your feet dry…but no promises!
✅Transport included – Bus to depart Adelaide Convention Centre at 0900 and return 1600.
✅Lunch included.
👉BYO water bottle.
Yookamarra Wildlife Sanctuary Experience – $142pp
Friday 28 November 0815-1715
30 people maximum
Join us at Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary and explore one of the oldest feral predator-free fenced areas in Australia. We will spend a day amongst the incredible old-growth mallee learning about the reintroduction and conservation programs at Yookamurra and enjoying the sounds of nature. Within the 1,100ha fenced area, Yookamurra protects populations of reintroduced bilbies, numbats, burrowing bettongs, and brush-tailed bettongs, as well as brushtail possums, malleefowl, western pygmy possums, and dunnarts. Outside the fenced area we have a large population of southern hairy-nosed wombats. Although we won’t be able to see our nocturnal species, we will see their habitats, tracks, and traces, and we will be keeping our eyes out for mallee birds like the hooded robin, Gilbert’s whistler, and brown treecreeper. And of course there is always a small chance of a rare elusive numbat sighting!
Itinerary
0815 Bus depart Adelaide
1000 Arrive Yookamurra (MT provided)
1030 Safety brief, introduction to the sanctuary, short presentation
1115 Mallee loop walk (2km, slow, flat, but not sealed so quite bumpy so not ideal for a wheelchair)
1245 Lunch (BBQ & drinks)
1330 Activity
1500 Afternoon tea, feedback, Q&A
1530 Bus depart Yookamarra
1715 Bus arrives in Adelaide
✅Transport included – Bus to depart Adelaide Convention Centre at 0815 and return 1715.
✅Food included.
👉BYO water bottle.
Calperum Excursion – $420pp
Friday 28 – Sunday 30 November
13 people maximum
Join us on a field trip to South Australia’s Riverland to explore the wide expanse of mallee north of the river which is being managed for conservation. Discover how the Living Landscapes Alliance, a group of like-minded organisations and groups who manage for landscape-scale conservation outcomes, are restoring and protecting the mallee bird Threatened Ecological Community and the habitat on which it depends. In recent years this has included the use of citizen science to get a better understanding of a new threat – the significant and widespread defoliation of mallee eucalypts caused by the superabundance of an indigenous geometrid moth larvae.
This 2.5 day trip will showcase large-scale conservation in action, highlighting how science, traditional knowledge, and community stewardship are working together to revive ecosystems and support threatened species. You’ll be accommodated on the station in shared rooms with bedding, meals and abundance of good company provided!
Inclusions:
Dorm style accommodation with linen provided
Calperum Troop Carrier and driver
Ready prepared, heat and eat meals and provisions for breakfast and lunches
Fri – Lunch and Dinner
Sat – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Sun – Breakfast
Tea, coffee, fresh water, fruit, snacks
✅Transport included (times to be advised).
✅Accommodation included.
✅Food included.
👉BYO water bottle.
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