As the cities are expanding and getting smarter, the natural spaces are shrinking and becoming fewer, we urban denizens yet could create spaces for wildlife to thrive into our small and big gardens. Interestingly metros and cities of India still host a wide range of wildlife who have mastered the art of living with us. Probably with some more help, we could retain the balance between our world and natural world.
Our online course on Gardening for Wildlife has been designed on this premise with focus on Birds, Bees and Butterflies.
Course Topics:
- Introduction to wildlife friendly gardens
- Landscaping for wildlife
- Plantation for wildlife
- Caring for garden and wildlife
- Documenting Wildlife
- Garden Education
Course Delivery: 100% online via Moodle
Course Materials: 6 chapters, Videos and Powerpoint Presentation
Activities Offered: online assignments (6 ), Google Hangouts with Faculty (6), field visits (3), Project work (1), hands on activities (3) and Final exam (1)
Faculty: Ecologists, Landscape Architects, Educationists, Naturalists
Course Duration: 3 months (5 June - 5 August 2015)
Course Fee: Rs. 5618/- per head ( Course fee' Rs. 5000/- + Rs. 618/- 14% service tax )
Who should enroll? Home gardeners, environmental educators, environmental consultants, horticulturists and landscape architects.
What are the benefits? Learn about specific plants (indigenous/exotic/hybrid/wild) that attracts wildlife. Know about the wildlife that is adapted to city life, Understand the importance of habitats, Get equipped to deal with unwanted wildlife, Learn techniques of habitat monitoring, Use gardens as medium of creating awareness about local biodiversity.
Where this learning could be applied? One could create such habitats, in school backyard, college campuses, public parks, institutional and company premises.
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