WILDCARE Cradle Mountain Volunteers
WILDCARE Cradle Mountain Volunteers work with Parks and Wildlife staff to help protect and conserve this iconic Park in Tasmania’s North-West. Tasks are varied and suit a broad range of skills and interests including walking track work, weed control, conservation works on historic buildings, Visitor Centre Meet and Greet, wombat monitoring and revegetation.
Branch Files
- Cradle Mt Wombat Program Report 2018 - Results of a wombat monitoring program conducted at Cradle Valley in the 12 month period prior to December 2017.
- WCMV Congratulations from Volunteering Tasmania - Congratulations for the work you're doing at Cradle.
WCMV It takes a lot to stop volunteers at Cradle
WCMV A woman's work is never done
WCMV Keeping the day walk tracks pruned
WCMV Freshening up the paint work in historic Mt Kate hut
WCMV A bonus boat ride for the volunteer trackworkers
WCMV Wildcare volunteers & PWS field staff made a great team working on the replacement of the Dove Lake board walk
WCMV Working with that backdrop wWorking with that backdrop would make any volunteer smileould make any volunteer smile
WCMV Tracks require different pruning techniques, depending on the track rating
WCMV Snow Pole Preparation Team
WCMV Ron Smith Presentation by Nic Haygarth
WCMV Working in the Rain - Mt Kate Hut
WCMV Visitor Centre Volunteer Program
WCMV Mt Kate Hut
WCMV Erecting Dove Canyon Track snowpoles
WCMV Looking Out of the Mt Kate Hut
WCMV Old and New Snowpoles
WCMV Helping Parks with the new Glacier Rock platform
Who we are
WILDCARE Cradle Mountain Volunteers aim to work with Parks and Wildlife staff to help protect and conserve this iconic Park in Tasmania’s North-West. Some of our working bees will be for those who want to get out into the mountains and stretch their legs, while at other times we focus closer to home. Tasks are varied and suit a broad range of skills and interests including walking track work, weed control, conservation works on historic buildings, Visitor Centre Meet and Greet, wombat monitoring and revegetation.
Where we work
Tasmania’s iconic Cradle Mountain forms the northern end of the Cradle Mt – Lake St Clair National Park, and is the centre-piece of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. With over 200 000 visitor a year, this area of outstanding natural values needs ongoing work to make sure that it is not “loved to death.” Its varied landscapes of rugged mountains, rainforests, glacial lakes, buttongrass plains and alpine moors offer some of the finest scenery and best bushwalking anywhere in Australia.
What we do
WILDCARE Cradle Mountain Volunteers was formed in 2016 to recognise the invaluable contributions made by volunteers, locals and visitors at Cradle Mountain in past years. We undertake a range of works that cater to our group’s skills and interests, as well as the needs of park management. Some of our works are in remote areas, while at other times we focus around the day use areas.
Contacts
email: wildcarecradle@gmail.com
President: Sally Simco
Secretary: Phil Hrstich
Treasurer: Michael Simco