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 […]
Walkers to Frenchmans Cap are set to enjoy a new energy efficient hut at Lake Tahune thanks to the ongoing generosity of businessman Dick Smith. Eight years ago, Mr Smith agreed to fund an upgrade of the Frenchmans Cap Track after he and his wife Pip walked the track for their 40th wedding anniversary. They […]
We are delighted to announce that two dynamic guest speakers will make presentations at the 2016 AGM of Wildcare. Professor Greg Woods, Principal Research Fellow at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, UTAS, will deliver a presentation titled “DFTD – A Double Dose of a Devil of a Disease” Greig Clarke,President of the Wildcare Friends of […]
As part of our website improvement program we have implemented online membership cards. This allows you to print your own membership cards immediately after you have renewed your membership. Simply login to the website (Members, Login) and you will find all the links on your account page. If you are already logged in, then its […]
The Wildcare Annual General Meeting will be held at 11.00 am on Saturday, 19 March 2016 in the Gnomon Room at the southern end of the Wharf Pavilion, Crescent Street, Ulverstone. It is located on the Leven River. Further advice on guest speakers will be communicated via the Wildcare website. RSVP to ceo@wildcaretas.org.au on or […]
Working bees run by Environment Tasmania on the Lake Skinner Track in November 2014 and May 2015 have been so popular that our volunteers are now setting up their own Wildcare group to take on the long term maintenance of this and other tracks in the Snowy Mountains. Walks in the Snowy Range such as the […]
Keeping members details up to date is a massive job for Wildcare and the system we are now using is quite fussy. The good thing is that you can keep most of the details neat and tidy from your account page https://wildcaretas.org.au/my-account/ About every three months we do a full check on the database and clean […]
Wildcare Branches are coordinated and organised by volunteers presidents. These people are doing a powerful job of promoting nature conservation, assisting with partners and providing a passion for on ground works. To support the work of Presidents and to encourage new and upcoming Presidents we have compiled an easy to follow, how to manual that […]
The Craig Saunders Annual Photo Competition is now open. The prize will be $1,000 paid to a Wildcare Branch (nominated by the winning photographer) to assist with that group’s work. Wildcare will again this year be sponsoring a photo competition open to all members. This years subject this year will be: Volunteers do it because they love it […]
CRAIG SAUNDERS MEMORIAL GRANTS ROUND Wildcare Branches that operate within the TWHA are invited to submit applications for funding to undertake a project which contributes to reserve management and/or the conservation of natural and cultural heritage values, and furthers and celebrates projects to which Craig contributed. It is intended to award two grants, to […]