Learn to support urban nature and meet like-minded community members.

Join us and become an Urban Nature Steward by learning how to support and care for nature at home, and across your urban environment.

Our cities and urban places have become important habitat for many of our Australian native species. There are things we can all do to live more harmoniously with local species and enrich our lives at the same time.

Supported by The City of Adelaide, this four-week course will connect you with people in your local area and communities, share environmental concepts and techniques that are relevant to our urban context, inspire and empower you with environmental knowledge, and motivate you to try new things and set goals with urban nature in mind.

Course topics include:

Making wilder urban places 

Steps to being an urban nature steward

Promoting urban biodiversity with local native species

Cooling our urban spaces and why it's important

How plants and gardens can be used to cool your home

Gardening for wildlife and for food

Ways to get involved in community efforts

How to plan for nature at your place

Course details: When: Tuesday evenings Duration: Five sessions across four weeks (There will be a field trip on the Saturday of week 3- details to be confirmed in Week 1) Time: 6-8pm Where: Minor Works Building Community Centre (Adelaide CBD) Cost: $30 per person

Please email any questions to Rebecca.Rowe3@sa.gov.au