Nature means the world to us. It's in our name. It's intrinsic to everything we do. So we are proud to be part of this year's Nature Festival, both as a Festival Partner and presenting two events.

Nature Festival is a two week celebration of our love of nature in South Australia, and from 1-15 October 2023, offers over three hundred events for all ages, full of creative ways to connect with nature and each other.

Stephen Zozaya (Australian National University) is the 2023 winner of the Mike Bull Award for Early Career Nature Scientists. Stephen does fantastic work with some rather overlooked species of skinks and has already made some great progress.

Nature Science underpins all of our efforts to manage our unique biodiversity for future generations sustainably, and an essential aspect of this is offering research grants for university students, funded by donations from our generous supporters.

Coinciding with National Science Week (12-20 August 2023), we are delighted to share this year's research grant recipients and their projects with you.

Thank you to all of the members and volunteers who took part in our Watchalunga Planting Day on Sunday 30 July, National Tree Day!

With just over 30 volunteers, we planted an incredible 2,300 native plants, including lignum and sedge seedlings, creating vital habitat for the Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren, a nationally and state endangered species.

Since 2012, Nature Foundation has created five walking trails across our Hiltaba nature reserve, to honour the four Founders of Nature Foundation: Dr Barbara Hardy AO, Dr Mark Bonnin AM, David Cleland and Warren Bonython AO, and major early supporters Betty and Bob Lewis.

These trails guide walkers through various habitats, offering an insight to the range of landscapes on the reserve.