Arum lily eradication Volunteer Event at Arthur – Pieman Conservation Area Arum Lily is an invasive weed that takes over waterways, wetlands, coastal heathland and buttongrass moorland, choking native plants and impeding water flows. Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service supported by Cradle Coast NRM funded by the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme invite you to […]
Friends of the Orange-bellied Parrot are calling for expressions of interest from volunteers to monitor the wild population of this critically endangered parrot over the coming breeding season. Wildcare members are invited to apply, as pairs of volunteers, to spend two weeks at Melaleuca during the season from the 29th of September 2016 to the […]
Friends of Melaleuca Notice of meeting and presentation of fabulous Port Davey images by photographer JIMMY EMMS. Tuesday 19 July At Derwent Sailing Squadron Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay from 5.30 for 6pm dinner (order at the bar) 7pm meeting 8pm presentation. Meeting: museum progress FoM logo/clothing Books Jimmy Emms presentation: Jimmy Emms sails with Hobart […]
IAN ROSS is a new Board Member for Wildcare and we welcome him. Ian grew up in Brisbane, studied Architecture at QUT, and is a Registered Building Designer in Tasmania. He worked in Papua New Guinea from 1977 to 1979, and met and married his wife in Port Moresby. Ian was introduced to bushwalking in […]
In previous weeks Mount Field National Park had been hit by snow, storms and strong winds and the first evidence of this noticed was the scoring and other damage to the Lake Dobson Road. It had been a long time since Lake Fenton was seen full, but it was overflowing today and there was a […]
With the timber for the lining of the F.A. (Bobs) Peterson Memorial Hut at K Col having been delivered by helicopter we were keen to start the installation work. Greg had been there earlier to place the timber out of the weather and inside the hut and also carried back the helicopter rigging. It […]
On 21 June, 21 willing workers from Friends of Pitt Water Orielton Lagoon, The Green Army and Conservation Volunteers Australia joined forces to plant 635 tube stock – ground covers, grasses and sedges. Although it was raining and the mud was thick (adding 5cm to everyone’s height) the group stoically stuck (!) to the task. […]
45 diverse volunteers, 35 kilometres of coastline, three days, thousands of sea spurge plants and 100 kilograms of marine debris. These stats tell half the story from the second larapuna/Bay of Fires Community Weekend. This spectacular coastline hosted this community engagement event initiated by the Parks and Wildlife Service with significant support from the Break […]
Tuesday 21 June any time from 9am until 3pm – join the Green Army in a planting/weeding working bee at Miena Park, Sorell. We (Friends of Pitt Water Orielton Lagoon) have been successful in receiving a grant from NRM South for one days work with the Green Army. The grant includes $500 for plants (ground […]
Making a difference at Melaleuca by Cate Macpherson A team of highly skilled and enthusiastic volunteers assembled at Melaleuca in March to tackle an ambitious program of building works, coordinated by the Friends of Melaleuca (FOM). The crew of 13 had been specially recruited for their diverse skills in areas that included building, carpentry, electrical, […]