Logo with the text "Habitat Warriors" in colorful letters above a smaller text, "Creating Living Classrooms." The word "Warriors" has a small green plant character incorporated into the design.

Why monitor?

Monitoring your planting site is important as it will help you keep track of what’s growing and how well it’s growing, the impact that your revegetation is having on wildlife, and what can be done better in the future. 

We recommend that you collect data on plant growth and survival rates and take “before” and “after” photos of your site.  That way you can monitor progress and record changes at your planting site over time. 

Some things that you can monitor include:   

The growth rates of your plants over time.

The percentage of plants that survive one year after planting (normally about 70%).

Plant survival rates for your own propagated plants vs purchased seedlings.

The abundance of birds and butterflies at your planting site over time.

Please see here for instructions on how to monitor your planting site

Close-up of vibrant pink and yellow Eucalyptus flowers with numerous thin, spiky petals and seed pods in the center, a perfect inspiration for Victoria's Nature-based education program in primary schools.
Close-up of vibrant pink and yellow Eucalyptus flowers with numerous thin, spiky petals and seed pods in the center, a perfect inspiration for Victoria's Nature-based education program in primary schools.

Wildlife Monitoring

Here are some fun activities to help your students learn about and monitor the wildlife at their planting site.  You can also do these activities at your school or local park. 

 

Bees and Butterflies

Habitat Explorers

Minibeast Safari Hunt

To help students understand more about insects and insect diversity.

It's Log-ical

Lovely Leaf Litter

What's that Bird?

Learn about the amazing birds that live all around us.

What's the Story with Understorey?

Wildlife Detectives