Diario del proyecto Nature in Nillumbik

Nillumbik Council is partnering with thirteen Melbourne councils to see who can record the most species in iNaturalist during September (biodiversity month). As someone who is already contributing to citizen science any observations you make in the Nillumbik Council area during September will automatically be added to the bio blitz.

Councils taking part are Baw Baw, Bayside, Cardinia, Casey, Greater Dandenong, Knox, Latrobe, Frankston, Mornington, Kingston, Nillumbik, Maroondah, City of Yarra and Yarra Ranges. You can keep track of who is leading the blitz at the Biodiversity Blitz 2024 Melbourne project page - https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/biodiversity-blitz-2024-melbourne

You can join the Nillumbik project here https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-blitz-2024-nillumbik-shire-council

We encourage you to get out, enjoy nature, record and learn about the species around you and if you like a little healthy competition, please add a few more observations through September.

Warren @wazzza
Nillumbik Council

It's hard to believe we are half way through September. Spring started early, but the last week has felt like winter again

For those interested, in September so far, there has been over 2,400 observations in Nillumbik and 727 species seen. There have been some amazing new records for Nillumbik and interesting threatened species. Along with a range of weeds.

All this data contributes to our knowledge of our amazing plants and animals, along with those which threaten them

This coming weekend (20-23 Sept) is the Great Southern BioBlitz https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/about-1, so it is a great time to get out and observe our natural world. While competing with cities in the southern Hemisphere on number of observations and species seen.

Hopefully with some warmer weather we will see more insects out and about. It would be awesome to see more bugs and slugs on Nature in Nillumbik.

Also check out some of Nillumbik's other projects, they are a great way to see what occurs in different areas or at different times. Our September Biodiversity Blitz project is here if you want to see what's been observed lately: https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/biodiversity-blitz-2024-nillumbik-shire-council

Happy observing,
Nillumbik enviro team.