Spend Easter in the heart of East Gippsland 18-21 April, 2014

Every Easter for the past 30 years Environment East Gippsland has been showing people the best of East Gippsland’s beautiful and complex forests as part of its Forests Forever ecology camps.

Participants camp on the Brodribb River surrounded by peppermint and manna gums.

Over four days people can spotlight for nightlife, sample hearty home made soups, learn the history of the ongoing fight to save these forests and how they can help.
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A range of guided short and longer drives and walks into the forests are led by experts in forest conservation, wildlife and rainforests.

 

NATURE’S ARK

East Gippsland has some of the most ancient and beautiful forests in the world. The area’s huge trees and rich dense understorey capture and store carbon, create rain and produce clean water in abundance.

Although they have been relentlessly clearfelled for the past 50 years, the remaining stands of unaltered forest are like an ark; habitat for some of Victoria’s most charismatic wildlife, like the Quoll, Yellow-bellied Glider, Long-footed Potoroo and large forest owls and Glossy Black Cockatoo.

 

CAMP HIGHLIGHTS

  • Be guided by expert ecologists and botanists into old growth and rainforests, spotlight for nocturnal animals.
  • Spend four days learning about East Gippsland’s ancient forests and the impacts of logging.
  • Camp by the beautiful Brodribb River in Goongerah.
  • This event has been organised by Environment East Gippsland and the Victorian National Parks Association.
  • All proceeds go to help the campaign to save these forests.

 

COST

  • Full 4-day weekend (18-21 April): $60 (concession $40)
  • One day only: $25 (concession $15).
  • Under 13s free.

 

HOW TO BOOK YOUR SPOT

The best way to book your spot is via the Environment East Gippsland website.

For more information please email forestsforever@eastgippsland.net.au (preferred) or phone (03) 5154 0145.

Please note: By participating in this event you agree to do so at your own risk. For more details visit www.disclaimer.vnpa.org.au

 

HOW TO GET THERE

Environment East Gippsland has produced fun maps to help you get to the Forests Forever Ecology Camp.

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