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B-Fit Walk in Michael Perry Reserve

Michael Perry Botanic Reserve

Discover the beauty of Michael Perry Botanic Reserve on a guided walk exploring its unique natural environment, historic significance, and stunning trees.

Oct 6
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Curriculum Beyond the Classroom at Breakout Creek

Meet at Apex Park Wetland

Ideas and activities to engage students in nature across multiple curriculum areas.

Oct 6
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10:30 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Bruce Pascoe 'The European Mind' Book Launch

Art Gallery of South Australia, Radford Auditorium

Join Bruce Pascoe as he unravels the ideas that shaped our world—and asks what we might recover, reimagine and grow differently for the future.

Oct 6
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5:30 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
25
Free
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Floodland: A Community Documentary Screening and Conversation

Bragg Lecture Theatre

Join us for a special Nature Festival screening of the award-winning Australian documentary Floodland, presented by Adelaide University’s Environment Institute.

Oct 6
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5:30 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
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A Dive into Underwater Forests

Hotel Crown

Come on a 'Dive into Underwater Forests’ of the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Oct 6
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6:30 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Community Gardens Bus Tour

West Torrens Library

Discover 4 community garden sites across West Torrens, with time to connect, explore and enjoy light refreshments along the way.

Oct 7
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8:30 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Terracotta pot food garden

The Hewett Centre

Learn pot decorating, seed sowing and plant care, then stay for our Sowing the Seeds workshop at 11am to continue the gardening journey.

Oct 7
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Planting the seeds of ocean literacy—one student at a time.

Marine Discovery Centre SA

Dive into an inspiring hands-on teacher PD exploring marine parks, ocean science and engaging classroom resources that will grow ocean literacy.

Oct 7
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
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Climate, Community and Resilience Forum

Napier Building, 1st floor lecture theatre and foyer, through Main Entrance

Join us for the Climate, Community and Resilience Forum & Expo, a free Nature Festival event bringing together researchers and community organisations.

Oct 7
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
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Windsor Street Wander

Corner of Marion Street & Windsor Street (Windsor Street Linear Reserve)

Wander this unique urban forest path and discover the native plant corridor created along the way. Learn firsthand from the people who care for this place.

Oct 7
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Where Seeds Take Root: Inside the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden nursery

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Discover the remarkable journey from seed to thriving Botanic Gardens plant in this special behind-the-scenes tour of the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden nursery!

Oct 7
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
60
Free
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From Seed to Survival: Inside the Seed Conservation Centre

Goodman Building, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Guided tour of the SA Seed Conservation Centre!

Oct 8
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11:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
25
Free
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Sowing the seeds (planting for tomorrow)

The Hewett Centre

A family-friendly activity learning about native seed germination, understanding the care required for early seedling growth.

Oct 7
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11:00 am
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Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Intro to Wicking Beds: Grow More With Less Water

Victor Harbor Library

Join us for an intro session on all things wicking beds! Level up your vegie garden at home with this low water growing approach.

Oct 7
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1:00 pm
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
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Family Bird Appreciation Walk at Belair National Park

Karka Pavilion

Join Nature Play SA for a Family Bird Appreciation Walk as we walk beneath the trees, looking and listening for birds and hearing stories.

Oct 7
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4:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Webinar: The Mysteries and Marvels of Seeds

Online Event

From remarkable dispersal strategies to hidden dormancy mechanisms, every seed has a story and has evolved unique ways to maximise their chance of survival

Oct 7
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4:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Mosstermind 3: The Seedy Quiz Night

The Gov

Join Jules Schiller (891 ABC Adelaide) for Year 3 of Mosstermind: this time it's a Seedy focus at our favourite venue The Gov

Oct 7
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5:30 pm
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
20
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Barker Inlet Wetland Tour

Barker Inlet Wetlands Gate 1

Join a guided walking tour of Barker Inlet Wetlands with Green Adelaide Coastal Conservation Officer Danny Millbanks.

Oct 8
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9:45 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
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What’s Growing Along the Creek? An Urban Nature Walk

Scammell Reserve (carpark off Culross Av)

Take a short, guided walk along Glen Osmond Creek and learn about the plants along the way, from the people who care for this peaceful green corridor.

Oct 8
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Creative Transformation - Day 1 - Dreaming & Rehearsing Liveable Futures

The Exchange - Conservation Council SA

A day exploring the SEEDS of culture, artistic skill and practices, how they can grow civic imagination and rehearse a liveable future with Creative Recovery.

Oct 8
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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Tree Treats of the Forest - Guided Tree Walk

Clarence Park Community Centre

Enjoy a guided walk by a local resident to discover the beautiful and historic trees within the suburbs.

Oct 8
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
5
Free
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Best and Honest Seeds: How South Australia’s Early Colonists Grew Plants for Fun and Profit

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Wing, Jervois Room

This talk will explore the gardening history and its impact on the fledgling society in South Australia.

Oct 8
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12:00 pm
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$
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Be There For Native Bees

Tea Tree Gully Library

Join, native bee enthusiast, children's author, and President of the Friends of Dry Creek Trail, Shane Meyer, for a fascinating talk ' Be there for Native Bees

Oct 8
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2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
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Bird Appreciation Walk at Belair National Park

Karka Pavilion

Slow down and tune into the world of birds. Walk beneath the trees, look and listen, hear their stories and discover what makes them so unique.

Oct 8
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4:30 pm
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
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The Secret Preoccupations of Flora Obsessed Creatives

Hetzel Lecture Theatre

Engaging discussion from a panel of artists and designers who use flora as their key creative medium.

Oct 8
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5:30 pm
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Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
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Nature Trivia

Cleland Wildlife Park

Nature Trivia is back for 2026! Bring along your team of twitchers, flora fanatics and nature lovers and help raise money for some incredible foundations.

Oct 8
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6:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
30
Free
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Stories Of Hope For Wilderness

Wheatsheaf Hotel

Join us for stunning photography and stories of hope for SA’s wilderness, and discover how we can protect these vital lands, waters, and wildlife together.

Oct 8
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6:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Creative Transformation - Day 2 - Slow Travel & Sustainable Tourism

The Exchange - Conservation Council SA

Cultural events & Festivals must change in the shift to reduce fossil fuel emissions and address Climate Crisis? Can we grow sustainably and if so, how?

Oct 9
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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Kardla : A Journey of Healing Country Through Fire

Carriageway Park (Park 17)

Walk with Kaurna Kardla through the Adelaide Parklands and discover how cultural fire and Traditional Knowledge continue to care for and regenerate Country.

Oct 9
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
25
Free
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Fantastic Frogs: Weird, Wild and Wonderful with Frogwatch SA

Payinthi

Join Steve Walker from FrogWatch SA to learn about our fascinating local frog species!

Oct 9
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10:30 am
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Ngangki Parri Cultural Tour

Pingle Farm Trail Carpark (off Commercial Road)

Journey along the Ngangki Parri (Onkaparinga River) with a Ngarrindjeri-Kaurna facilitator to uncover connections between Country, waterways and practices.

Oct 9
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10:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
65
Free
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The Great Unwaste Workshop

Holdfast Bay Community Centre

Let's turn food waste around!

Oct 9
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11:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Cultivating Community

MOD. at Adelaide University

Participate in a workshop involving native seeds while in conversation with Karl Winda Telfer, Burka-Senior Man, and environmental conservationist Claire Lock.

Oct 9
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11:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Embodied Plant Identification Tour

Economic Garden

Discover the Adelaide Botanic Garden through touch, scent and sound in this immersive multisensory plant identification tour.

Oct 9
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1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Author Talk with Dr Annette Marner

Ngutungka Henley

The Southern Flinders: A Celebration of Wildlife and Landscapes is a non-fiction book by award-winning writer and photographer Dr Annette Marner.

Oct 9
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2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Growing Resilient Landscapes

To be announced

Learn how seeds, science, community and long-term monitoring are working together to restore nature for the future.

Oct 9
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6:00 pm
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Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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From Seed to Habitat Bus Tour

Wilton House

Explore native urban greening projects in the City of Holdfast Bay that demonstrate the transformation that can be created from a handful of seeds.

Oct 10
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
17
Free
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Seeding a Future for Woodland Birds at Browns Reserve, Monarto

Browns Reserve Monarto

Join local ecologists for a morning walk through Browns Reserve, 45 hectares of woodland reserve with a mix of remnant and revegetated habitat.

Oct 10
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9:00 am
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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How to Connect With Nature: Evidence, Practice and Reflection

Belair National Park Volunteer Centre

Learn about the theory and evidence-based practices to develop or deepen your connection to nature, and participate in a hands-on onsite bushcare activity.

Oct 10
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
5
Free
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Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary Forum - 10 Years and Beyond

Yitpi Yartapuultiku

Commemorate 10 years of the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary and learn more about this globally significant coastal area

Oct 10
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Discover the Trees of Hazelwood Park

Hazelwood Park Reserve (meet at the doors to the swimming centre)

Discover wildlife apartments, the wood-wide-web, and trees that existed before Adelaide. A guided walk through Hazelwood Park.

Oct 10
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Nature Studio: Naracoorte

The Sheep's Back Museum

Take part in an art workshop led by Meintangk artist Tanya Hartman

Oct 10
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Kadlitpari / Gawler River: Seeds of Hope for Revitalising Our River Region

Lewiston Wetlands & Reserves Trail

Be part of the recovery! Discover practical strategies and guidance to restore our beautiful land and waterways surrounding Kadlitpari / Gawler River.

Oct 10
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1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Paint and Sow

West Torrens Memorial Gardens

Get creative, learn the secrets of healthy seedlings, and paint and plant your own edible seed bowl to take home at Paint and Sow.

Oct 10
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1:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Planting the Seeds of the Symbiocene

Art Gallery of South Australia, Radford Auditorium

A panel discussion with environmental philosopher Prof Glenn Albrecht, architect of the Symbiocene, and stellar guests moderated by Dr Susan Close.

Oct 10
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1:30 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
20
Free
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Hawkers Creek Guided Walk

Adjacent to the Port Adelaide District Hockey Club

Walk with us through the former course of Hawkers Creek through Glanville, following the social, cultural and ecological history of this now disappeared creek.

Oct 10
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2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Seeds of Change: Greening the Rosewater Loop

Gillman Marshalling Yards - Community Garden

Explore the Rosewater Loop and imagine a greener future through creativity, conversation and the small seeds of community and environmental change.

Oct 10
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2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Creative Transformation - Day 3 - Guuranda X

The Exchange - Conservation Council SA

Can Indigenous knowledge reshape intercultural exchange & climate action? Join Narungga and Kaurna artist Jacob Boehme & Aunty Lynette Newchurch to learn how.

Oct 10
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2:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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Birds & Bingo - Thebarton

Wheatsheaf Hotel - The Tin Shed

Birds & Bingo is back for its fourth season at Nature Festival, with even more birds, and more bingo!

Oct 10
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2:30 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
20
Free
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Parkland Bird Discovery Walk

Pakapakanthi / Victoria Park Wetlands (meet by the South Terrace Croquet Club)

Discover the native birdlife of Pakapakanthi / Victoria Park on a guided walk through its beautiful wetlands and woodlands, led by Birds SA & ReBird the Ranges.

Oct 11
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9:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Levi Creek Nature Walk

Levi Creek

Walk & talk with local experts on irongrass native grassland, open mallee woodland, Levi Creek waterholes. Info on Ngadjuri involvement. Morning tea.

Oct 11
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Fleurieu EV Community Showcase

Goolwa Wharf car park

EV curious?

Oct 11
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Labyrinth Seed Patterns, Magic Squares & Planetary Paths

North Haven Surf Life Saving Club

What can labyrinths reveal to us as we engage and interact with them? What secrets have they known on their journeys across time? What knowledge do they hold?

Oct 11
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10:00 am
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Nakurami Kondoli Whale Lookout to The Bluff Cultural Hike

Nakurami Kondoli Whale Lookout

Journey along the coastline with a Ngarrindjeri-Kaurna guide as you explore ancestral stories and cultural knowledge on this unique cultural hike.

Oct 11
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
80
Free
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The Journey of a Seed: Stories from the Seed Conservation Centre

Noel Lothian Hall, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Hear stories from the field and discover how seed banking is helping secure a future for South Australia's threatened flora.

Oct 11
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10:15 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
15
Free
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Seeding Change—What Grows When Crisis Reshapes Community

Art Gallery of South Australia, Radford Auditorium

A conversation between artists and scientists exploring how creativity, systems thinking and environmental science help communities navigate ecological change

Oct 11
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11:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
12
Free
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Songs in the Scrub

Aldinga Conservation Park

a songwriting practise to deepen connection with the natural world - facilitated by local singer-songwriters Naomi Keyte and Jamie Lena Kerslake,

Oct 11
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1:30 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Stories from a Changing Sea: Sophie Hyde's Oyster Project

The Meeting Hall (Paul Kelly Lane)

Filmmaker Sophie Hyde joins marine scientists, conservationists and creatives to explore ecological crisis, restoration and the making of a new feature film.

Oct 11
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3:00 pm
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
12
Free
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Friends of Seaweed Walk the Seasons Beachport

Whale Monument

Share Egg & Orchid Time with Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation and Friends of Seaweed South East. Understand the value of seaweed in Spring to migrating birds. Record seasonal changes.

Oct 13
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9:00 am
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Tuesday Talk - Prof Michelle Waycott in Conversation With Tansy Curtin

Art Gallery of South Australia

Hear from an AGSA curator and an expert from the Nature Festival community as they discuss all things seed.

Oct 6
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12:30 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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891 ABC Adelaide live with Professor Chris Daniels for Nature Festival

Marine Discovery Centre SA

891 ABC Adelaide’s Mornings invites you to be part of a special live broadcast at the Marine Discovery Centre exploring Adelaide’s unsung local nature heroes.

Oct 8
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9:00 am
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Aboriginal Native Plant & Social History Tour

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

An unforgettable experience of Aboriginal culture, native plants & social history, giving a deep appreciation of the wisdom embedded in the natural landscape.

Oct 9
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9:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
42
Free
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Little Seeds, Big Seas: Every Great Ocean Story Starts Small

Marine Discovery Centre SA

A family event that explores how tiny beginnings create thriving marine ecosystems. Visitors receive a "Nature Passport" and complete a series of stations.

Oct 8
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
17
Free
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How Can We Do This Better, Together? Storytelling for the climate movement

The Exchange

Come yarn together in this interactive climate storytelling workshop, where our experiences will help build a shared vision of SA's future climate movement.

Oct 6
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6:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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The Seeds of Discovery: Exploring the State Herbarium

State Herbarium of South Australia, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Discover preserved specimens help tell the story of South Australia's botanical history in a tour of the State Herbarium

Oct 8
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3:00 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
25
Free
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Seeds of Wonder

North Lodge

This Spring join the Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide on a guided walk through the Adelaide Botanic Garden to discover the remarkable hidden stories.

Oct 8
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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Paddocks & Pathways: A Small Property Revegetation Project at Gawler Belt

Gawler Belt

Explore a small property revegetation project at Gawler Belt and seed some ideas for your own project.

Oct 10
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10:00 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
0
Free
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Seeds of Change: Auslan Guided Tour of Greening Rosewater Loop

Gillman Marshalling Yards - Community Garden

Join an Auslan interpreted tour to discover how Greening Rosewater Loop is transforming the Gillman Yards through community led environmental action.

Oct 10
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2:15 pm
Multiple sessions
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Anytime (Self-guided)
$
Free
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Birds, Bats and Bogs of the Fleurieu Peninsula

Yundi Nature Conservancy

Take a walk through beautiful swamp, creekline and woodland country on the Fleurieu Peninsula guided by bird and bat experts, followed by brunch / supper.

Oct 11
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7:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
25
Free
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Behind the Seeds: A Snapshot of the Seed Conservation Centre

Goodman Building, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Take a seed-sized peek inside the South Australia Seed Conservation Centre to uncover how the team safe-guards threatened flora for future generations

Oct 11
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11:30 am
Multiple sessions
Multiple sessions
Anytime (Self-guided)
$
10
Free
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