The Shorebird Steward Program is a personal conservation education initiative — one person, three delivery partners, and a body of work built over several years at Moreton Bay. The infrastructure that makes it possible — the AI tutor, the field tools, the course materials, the site — has real running costs. A contribution at any level keeps that infrastructure alive and expanding.
What your support funds
- Gazza AI Tutor — API costs for every enrolled Steward's six-month access period
- Site infrastructure — hosting, domain, and tool maintenance at forshorebirds.org
- Course material development — background reading series, waterline scripts, field guides
- Field tool development — Roost Management Decision Tool, Shoreline Assessment, Flyway Audit
Donation tiers
Covers Gazza's API costs for one Steward during their six-month access — or for an Honorary Senior Steward for the duration of the JWEEC camp.
Covers site infrastructure for a month, keeping the tools and course materials running.
Funds the equivalent of one new Steward's full training infrastructure — tools, tutor, and materials.
Different amount in mind? Any contribution is useful and genuinely appreciated. Get in touch directly.
Contact usAbout the program
For Shorebirds is a personal initiative of Borys Daniljchenko, Environmental Educator (Retired), based at Moreton Bay, Quandamooka Country. The program has its foundation in 1975, when Borys helped establish Queensland's first purpose-built field study centre at Jacobs Well — the same site now a delivery partner for the Shorebird Steward Program.
The program is planned to be adopted by one of the delivery partners as it matures. In the meantime, it runs lean on goodwill, donated time, and direct support from people who care about what's happening at the bay.
Questions: [email protected]