Real skills. Real confidence. Real impact.
The Parks Connect Cadet Ranger program provides teens aged 13–17 with hands-on conservation experiences, ecological skills training, and citizen science activities that will deepen their connection with Queensland’s protected areas.
Challenge yourself, make friends and learn valuable skills in these cumulative 1.5-hr sessions that will help set you on a pathway for a rewarding career in biodiversity management!
Working collaboratively from QPWS Gateway Visitor Centres, you’ll have fun outdoors while also picking up handy know-how, such as:
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how to set wildlife camera traps
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how to conduct acoustic monitoring or environmental surveys
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how to detect and report threatened species
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and other useful skills, like navigation, bushcraft and first aid in the wild.
Through fun, hands-on activities and interactions with Park Rangers, Traditional Owners and committed conservationists, Parks Connect Cadet Rangers gain valuable insights into how to manage and preserve protected areas for future generations.
Choose from a range of Cadet Ranger events at QPWS Gateway Visitor Centres or within National Parks and protected areas in South East Queensland.
WALKABOUT CREEK DISCOVERY CENTRE
Learn all about Park Rangering in a bushland oasis that includes a wildlife centre, short walking and mountain biking trails, a shady cafe, and picturesque Enoggera Reservoir for swimming and paddling. Image: NPAQ/Parks Connect
CADET RANGERS at POTM
Enhance your skills with an ongoing program of discovery in some of SEQ’s most stunning places. Spend time in Qld’s National Parks while you learn more about the crucial role Rangers play in conserving threatened species. Image: NPAQ/Parks Connect
Check out what’s on for our Cadet Rangers. Bookings open soon.
CADET RANGERS 13–17 YEARS AT WALKABOUT CREEK DISCOVERY CENTRE (ENOGGERA RESERVOIR)
Bec, from Bat Conservation and Rescue QLD Inc, will explain the fascinating differences between flying foxes and microbats, including their diets, behaviours and even echolocation.
Learn more about Queensland’s bats
Bats are some of Queensland’s most misunderstood mammals, but this free NOCTURNAL ECOLOGY Cadet Ranger event (ages 13 to 17) at Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre will change that!
There’s a lot more to bats than meets the eye – or the ear!
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Discover just how vital flying fox pollinators are for Queensland’s ecosystems.
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Explore the differences between flying foxes and microbats, including their diets, behaviours and even echolocation.
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Gain real insight into bat conservation in the field, including the skills Rangers and conservationists need to preserve interactions between flora and fauna to keep our parks healthy.
Wear a hat and enclosed shoes for this fully supervised session that is part of the Parks Connect Cadet Ranger program.
BOOK NOW ON EVENTBRITE
CADET RANGERS 13–17 YEARS AT DAVID FLEAY WILDLIFE PARK (BURLEIGH HEADS)
With Rhiannon, President and Flying Fox Coordinator of Bats Queensland, at the helm, you’ll explore the remarkable features and behaviours that make bats so fascinating.
Quick, to the bat mobile!
Get ready to learn some bat-tastic facts at this FREE Cadet Ranger (ages 13 to 17) BAT INSIGHTS event at David Fleay Wildlife Park!
Bats are among nature’s most extraordinary navigators, but they’re also often misunderstood. Explore the features and behaviours that make these flying mammals so remarkable, from echolocation to the vital pollination role flying foxes play in Queensland’s ecosystems.
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Discover just how vital flying fox pollinators are for Queensland’s ecosystems.
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Explore the differences between flying foxes and microbats, including their diets, behaviours and even echolocation.
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Gain real insight into bat conservation in the field, with a focus on the skills Rangers and scientists use to help protect bats.
Wear a hat and enclosed shoes for this fully supervised session that is part of the Parks Connect Cadet Ranger program.
BOOK NOW ON EVENTBRITE
Looking for family fun where you can attend events with your teen?
Check out our PARK OF THE MONTH events! Each month, we run a series of fun outdoor activities in a SEQ National Park or Conservation Park. Hurry, tickets for these FREE events sell out fast. Sign up to our collection on Eventbrite to ensure you get notifications each month.
Parks Connect is proudly supported through funding from the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
