Wildcare Cradle Mountain has made a strong comeback to volunteering at Cradle Mountain following the covid break, with 53 volunteers clocking up 1200 hours in the past year. One thing that has been missing on the WCMV events calendar has been the chance to physically come together in larger numbers, but it is now possible to […]
We were recently delighted at Wildcare, when a donation came into the Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund with the note: “All proceeds from our court lemonade stand.” We had to find out more … here is the story shared by Clare Rawson. “Inspired by the one day of sunny weather in Gippsland and last day of […]
Meet Poppy – an Eastern Barred Bandicoot who was brought to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary after she was attacked by a dog and unfortunately orphaned as a result. Poppy had to undergo a round of antibiotics to combat any potential infections from the attack but she’s looking to make a full recovery. Once she is old […]
WILL YOU BE JOINING US? You are invited to the Wildcare Tasmania Expo’s which are an annual showcase and celebration of our volunteer and philanthropy community and the organisations who support us. This flyer outlines who’ll be there and what will happening – check it out! Free registration is through the following Eventbrite links: Ulverstone […]
We are pleased to announce that Wildcare’s Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund (Grant Round 2, 2022) is NOW OPEN to Wildcare groups, individual Wildcare members, and organisations who are established partners in Wildcare’s work and/or who work with Wildcare groups. Applications are due in by midnight, 22nd Sept 2022. Click here for more details about the […]
Friends of Tamar Island Wetlands Reserve tackled a stand of firethorn (Pyracantha species) on a north facing slope on Tamar Island during the August working bee. We rewarded ourselves for hard work by making a start on the revegetation of the slope with native species (Blackwood, Drooping She-Oak, Prickly Box and Spiky Tree Violet). […]
The Friends of Maatsuyker Island (FOMI) Annual Dinner and AGM is on Thursday 8 September 2022 at the Fern Tree Tavern (680 Huon Road, Fern Tree). Guests are invited to arrive from 5.30 pm to order meals for 6.00 pm dinner. The AGM will commence at 7.00 pm. This year’s guest speaker is Professor Greg […]
The ‘Mountain Journal Magazine’ celebrates the wonderful landscapes and people that make up our Australian mountains. By highlighting some of the many people doing good things for the mountains and the human communities in and around the Australian Alps and lutruwita/Tasmania, the magazine aims to inspire and motivate people to get involved in giving back […]
In June, the Friend of Mt Field saw a dense patch of blackberries on the bank of the Tyenna River. It was our first task for the day on our July working bee, but it proved to be a bigger one than anticipated. Being close to the river, spraying was undesirable, so we tackled it […]
On arriving at the site, the first task was to clear what was thought to be a smattering of Spanish Heath at the head of Barossa Creek. Once we started in the area it soon became obvious that the task had been considerably underestimated and by lunch time it still had plenty of Spanish Heath […]