Junior Landcare is about encouraging young people to play an active role in ensuring the safe future of their environment, encouraging youth to develop a sense of responsibility for our natural resources.
 
To support youth involvement in landcare, Landcare Queensland have developed a Junior Landcare activity program. Aimed at upper primary school the Junior Landcare activity program allows students the opportunity to participate in an environmental activity day, and experience the environment in a out of classroom setting, an opportunity they may not usually have access to.
 
With the support of ENERGEX, Landcare Queensland will pilot the Junior Landcare activity program in South East Queensland during 2009. It is Landcare Queensland’s hope to both continue the program in South East Queensland and extend the project across Queensland with the support of new partners.
 
As well as the Junior landcare activity day program Landcare Queensland has compiled a host of materials which can be used to connect landcare type activities to school curriculum, these can be accessed on our resources page. If your school or youth group would like to find out more about Junior Landcare and how you might become involved please contact Landcare Queensland.