B&B HIGHWAY
A positive, practical and scalable educational initiative
A regenerative habitat initiative
PlantingSeeds’ flagship program, the B&B Highway, is an urban educational, regeneration and cooling initiative.
Its ‘Bed and Breakfasts for Birds, Bees and Biodiversity’ are in over 250 sites in four States – NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. B&B’s are located in schools, community centres and corporate sites.
We have also launched new B&B programs including B&B Belongings to celebrate Connection to Country by collaborating with First Nations Knowledge holders and B'Cool focusing on educating and countering the Urban Heat Island effect.
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The placing of B&B’s in clusters in nearby locations enables students and other participants to support regenerative corridors.
Plantings and habitats help pollinator species, many of which are threatened. Each Bed and Breakfast includes a selection of native endemic pollinating plants and a pollinator habitat. This habitat could be:
The combination of plants and protection provides birds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators with much needed rest and revival - important for sustaining our ecosystems and food production.
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BIODIVERSITY EDUCATION AND REGENERATION
The supporting environmental educational resources, including citizen science learnings and applications, have been co-developed by PlantingSeeds, the NSW Department of Education for national use, and the Atlas of Living Australia hosted by the CSIRO.
Participants – school students, community members and corporates – are involved in indoor and outdoor learnings and practices relating to plants, pollinators, habitats, Urban Heat and citizen science.
With clear links to resources, curriculum and hands-on workshops for students and adult participants, the complete package offers access to education and horticulture experts, pollinator habitat, a licensed resource package and signage.
SUPPORTERS OF B&B HIGHWAY
The B&B Highway has been developed with support from various State and Commonwealth grants including the Sustainable Schools Grants, The NSW Government My Community Project Grant & Community Building Partnerships and various local council grants. Recently, corporate partnerships with Western Sydney Airport, Kingspan International and A W Edwards have also helped expand the highway.
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