It was another productive working bee when eight eager Friends gathered in March at Freycinet National Park. With most of us camping in the dunes at Richardson’s Beach we were fortunate that the weather was kind to us, the sunsets were brilliant, and of course, the company was great. The focus for this working bee […]
Can you help them celebrate with the gift of your time? Formed when Wildcare Tasmania was in its infancy, the Friends of Freycinet are this year, celebrating their 20th anniversary! Much has been achieved in time and the group continues to coordinate five, week-long working bees each year. This 2003 article in the SunCoast News […]
FoTI has had a busy 3 months this year. Read all about it! https://wildcaretas.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/28-FoTI-Newsletter-March-2023-pdf.pdf
In January 2023 Wildcare Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams (SPRATS) completed their 17th season, deploying adventure volunteers to locate and treat coastal weeds over 850km of wilderness coastline between Macquarie Harbour and South-East Cape. The SPRATS mission is to systematically manage and ultimately eradicate sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias) and marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) weeds from […]
We would like to introduce you to the Black Gum Conservation Group – the newest of Wildcare Tasmania’s volunteer groups. Why Black Gum? Black Gum (Eucalyptus ovata) forest and woodland is a threatened vegetation community in lutruwita/Tasmania protected under state and Commonwealth legislation. This vegetation community provides important habitat for many endangered, and critically endangered […]
On Saturday 18 March, students from three George Town schools installed nest boxes to protect Little Penguins at Low Head. The students were part of a community-wide project coordinated by the Friends of Low Head Penguin Colony, that was formed following a series of dog attacks that killed more than 100 penguins. Steve Gordon, Chair […]
Friends of Tamar Island Wetlands Reserve – Ann, Robyn, Jing, Suzanne and Rod with the help of PWS staff Jason, Brad, Elliot and Emma, tackled weeds on Tamar Island at our working bee on 3rd March. The walk to our work site on a glorious Launceston morning at full tide took us past countless ducks, […]
Seeking Volunteers to help restore native ‘Angasi’ oyster reefs Wildcare Tasmania is partnering with NRM South to run a volunteer activity that will contribute to restoration of native oyster reefs in the Derwent Estuary and D’Entrecasteaux Channel. The activity will be undertaken outdoors at the Okines Community House in Dodges Ferry from 1-3pm on Wednesday […]
What have Friends of the Penguin Cradle Trail been up to? Find out in Newsletter Issue 7. If you can see yourself in photos like these, enjoy being outdoors, have gear suitable for a day walk, enjoy a challenge and something a little different with like-minded people … then why not join them for an […]
In 1998, Bush Heritage caretakers on the island commenced a battle with weeds that were posing a threat to the natural values of otherwise tranquil Deal Island. Their efforts were followed by Tas. Parks & Wildlife Volunteer Caretakers and by the Friends of Deal Island who have been conducting working bees since December 2000. Many […]