Bird of the year 2011-
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

HAVE YOU HEARD?
Have you heard about WESSA's "Stepping up to Sustainability"
concept? With the support of various partners, USAID and other funders, eleven "Sustainability Commons" will be established by WESSA, across South Africa. These "Sustainability Commons" will offer public access to sustainable practices and technologies. These may include:

•  installing renewable energy
    technologies,
•  conserving and teaching
    about water management,
•  providing experiential
    courses on biodiversity, or
•  reducing, sorting and
    managing waste better,

The goal is simple - to put into
practice the lifestyle choices we all need to make! These innovative concepts are set to expand as we all 'step up to sustainability' and seek to change our environmental footprints into environmental handprints of practice for a more sustainable future!

If you would like to be kept upto- date with all the news and happenings about "Stepping up to Sustainability", please e-mail
us at sharenet@wessa.co.za or hazel@wessa.co.za and we'll add your details to our database. Also, visit our website www. sharenet.org.za

Birds are the most studied, the most easily seen and accessible,
the most melodious and many think, the most beautiful animals on Earth. In celebration of National Bird Week, from 3 - 8 May, WESSA Share-Net is offering the exciting "Wild about Birds Pack", to support your 'birding activities'!

The pack has a range of activities including:
·   bird stories – zigzag books and traditional stories
·   why birds go travelling – migration routes and bird ringing
·   about common birds – poster quiz
·   how birds fit in – eco-puzzles
·   taking action for birds – bird action ideas
·   what birds are made of – beaks, feet, bones and feathers
·   bird patterns of life – families game
·   why birds sing – tape

The pack also includes two full colour A0 bird posters, a bird tape,
birding rings and the full-colour book 'Learning for sustainable
living'. Primary school teachers, bird and enviro/wildlife clubs can
use the pack to develop a learning programme or unit of work on
birds (using the activities packs); to add bird activities to existing
classroom themes; and to build up to Birding Big Day in November.

For the month of May only, this pack will be on a
special discounted offer of R65 – normal price R88.

For more details or to place your order, please contact
WESSA Share-Net, PO Box 394, Howick 3290.

Tel (033) 330 3931 ext 124/144, e-mail sharenet@wessa.co.za
or hazel@wessa.co.za

Tel: +27 (0)33 330 3931 ext 144
Fax: +27 (0)33 330 4576
URL: www.WESSA.org.za
Post: PO Box 394, Howick, 3290, KZN, South Africa

WESSA Share-Net is a South African based informal networking project that supports environmental education in the SADC region.