A wedge-tailed eagle flies away from us and towards the left of the photograph, above a paddock and flowering gorse. We can see its large, wedge-shaped tail especially clearly. Photo: Kawinwit Kittipalawattanapol.
Photo: Kawinwit Kittipalawattanapol

Events calendar

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  • January – March

    Ongoing surveys for Claws on the Line

  • January – March

    Ongoing surveys for CallTrackers

  • February

    Hands-on workshop: CallTrackers In Action

    • Devonport, Thursday afternoon, 27 February 2025
    • Free!
  • March

    Where? Where? Wedgie! survey bookings open

    • Bookings via App
    • Bookings close just before each weekend starts
  • May

    Where? Where? Wedgie! teaching resources

    • Curriculum-aligned lesson plans & nine short videos
    • Ideal daily activity timing: 12–22 May 2025
    • Opportunities for virtual chats with scientists
    • Free!
  • May

    Schools activities, Arbor Weeks

    • Tasmanian Arboretum, Devonport, Thursdays & Fridays May 2025
    • Including science engagement with NatureTrackers zoologists
    • Schools — book now!
  • Mid-May & end-May

    Where? Where? Wedgie! surveys

    • Friday–Sunday 9–11 May 2025
    • Friday–Sunday 23–25 May 2025
  • August

    National Science Week activities

    • Discover CallTrackers workshops at Libraries Tasmania — see next box for details
    • Mon 11 Aug 2025 – Circular Head Science Hub in Smithton Tickets
    • Fri 15 Aug 2025 – NatureTrackers at the Roving Scientists Bar in Hobart Tickets
    • Sun 17 Aug 2025 – Bittern quest: boom or bust? Two workshops in Hobart Tickets
    • Details of more activities to follow
  • August

    Discover CallTrackers workshops

    • 10:30 am Tue 12 Aug 2025 – Smithton Library
    • 4 pm Thu 14 Aug 2025 – Hobart Library
    • 6 pm Mon 18 Aug 2025 – Online
    • 4 pm Tue 19 Aug 2025 – Launceston Library
    • 10:30 am Wed 20 Aug 2025 – St Helens Library
    • 2 pm Fri 22 Aug 2025 – Queenstown Library
  • September – March

    CallTrackers surveys

    • Annual CallTrackers surveys underway September through to March
    • Bookings open 1 September 2025
  • September – November

    Peak Claws on the Line survey period

    • Peak survey period for Claws on the Line begins Monday 15 September 2025
  • 7 September

    Threatened Species Day

    • Sunday 7 September 2025
    • Details to follow
  • 15 September

    Claws on the Line art competition

    For primary school-aged students — enter through your school or during the school holidays.

    • Art competition opens Monday 15 September 2025
    • Details to follow
  • 15–17 September

    Claws on the Line school visits

    • Devonport & Latrobe
    • Monday 15 September to Wednesday 17 September 2025
    • Free!
  • 22–24 September

    Claws on the Line school visits

    • Burnie
    • Monday 22 September to Wednesday 24 September 2025
    • Free!
  • 29–30 September

    Claws on the Line school holiday art competition workshop

    School holiday workshop for primary school-aged students

    • Burnie
    • Monday 29 September – Tuesday 30 September 2025
    • Free!
    • Details to follow
A warmly-dressed person with a Where? Where? Wedgie! beanie leans on wooden deck railing as they survey with their binoculars across far distant, cloud-topped mountains extending to the sunlit, hazy grey horizon. Photo: Stephen Anstee.
Photo: Stephen Anstee