Citizen Science - Nest Box Monitoring Project
Enjoy an exciting field experience in wildlife monitoring with this citizen science activity.
This event occurs at multiple locations accross the Sunshine Coast. Please read the description.
Exciting field experience in wildlife monitoring with this citizen science activity. Monitor nest boxes at council reserves and help record observations of wildlife use, nest box conditions, and environmental information!
There are over 20 activities across the Sunshine Coast area from Verrierdale to Landsborough from the 20th of March until the 19th of May 2025. Please see the list of all activities here.
Registration for this activity is essential and is done through MyImpact. If you want to register, click here to sign up!
There are only up to 5 spots available per activity, so don't wait too long!
Nest boxes are artificial shelters that can support over 100 species of Australian native animals for nesting and raising their young.
They are essential because tree hollows only occur in very old trees and most of those trees have been taken out of the environment at a faster pace that tree hollows can form.
To support the diversity of animals that exists on the Sunshine Coast, different nest box designs and different installation methods have been used.
We need accurate and current information that will help to determine the effectiveness of those nest boxes, which led to this citizen science project under the NatureWatch Sunshine Coast program.
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