What is the Backyard Biodiversity Challenge?
The Backyard Biodiversity Challenge is a week-long challenge schools can participate in, in May. The challenge’s objective is to encourage more school groups to register to our Action Hub platform and partner with their community or local conservation projects to undertake conservation action in their local backyard. To complete the challenge and go into our competition, class groups need to complete one of the four targets:
When does the Challenge run?
The Challenge runs annually between the 15th – 22nd May. The 22nd of May is the International Day for Biological Diversity!
Why participate in the Challenge?
- There is a competition that class groups can enter if you meet one of our four targets in the Challenge.
- Through the Challenge, your students can meet and work with local conservation heroes.
- Your students are likely to learn new skills during the Challenge, such as how to safely check and reset a trap or identifying local weed species in their backyard.
- As a school, you can make long-term partnerships with local biodiversity projects.
- By registering to our Action Hub, you will receive regular updates on events taking place in your local area. Creating ongoing opportunities for your class in the future.
How:
Partner with a local Action Hub project:
1. Set up a helper profile on the Action Hub Please only create one profile per school
2. Add participating teachers as admin to your profile If you need assistance email [email protected]
3. Explore the project listings Choose from one of the projects that have partnered with us for the Challenge. Their project listing photo will have the Biodiversity Backyard Challenge logo as a watermark in the corner.
4.Message the project you wish to partner with. Provide details on class age and size.
5. Complete ONE of the 4 targets below by registering to an event of the project you have partnered with.
TO ENTER OUR COMPETITION: take photos while completing your target Post your photos on our Wild for Taranaki Facebook page on the 22nd May with your school’s name, class number, target achieved and contact email.
To learn about the projects who have partnered with us in the Challenge click on this link. Partnering projects have incorporated our Backyard Biodiversity Challenge logo in their project or events profile picture. This is the logo to look out for:
Register your own school project with Action Hub
1. Register your school project to the Action Hub Please only create one profile per school
2. Add participating teachers as admin to your profile If you need assistance email [email protected]
3.Create a land listing for your project Any problems email [email protected]
4.Create an event in the week of the Challenge to achieve ONE of the 4 targets with help or input from your wider community.
TO ENTER OUR COMPETITION: take photos while completing your target Post your photos on our Wild for Taranaki Facebook page on the 22nd of May with your school’s name, class number, target achieved and contact email.
What can you win?
First prize is a full day class trip to Rotokare Scenic Reserve with entry and transportation costs covered. This day trip to Rotokare will include a themed lesson with their educator and a 2 hr. Survival Game Session (a gamified opportunity to learn about trophic systems in a contained outdoor space)
You can also be in the draw to win one of EIGHT environmental prize packs. Each pack includes 20 native trees, one Rewild F-Bomb Trap and a class visit from Nick Jones (owner of Rewild and product developer) who will teach your students how to safely check and reset their trap.
School group tour at Rotokare.
If you need assistance email [email protected]
