The TLC Revolving Fund Expands Recherche Bay – protected forever Photo: Matthew Newton

For sale - Marakoopa Creek Reserve, Mole Creek The TLC conserves important natural sale across . Issue 16 Autumn 08 areas in a number of ways: by buying land If you could imagine yourself living in and of high conservation value which is kept taking care of a precious area of bushland, Major expansion of the Revolving Fund as reserves and managed in perpetuity; by protecting species such as wedge-tailed Reserve updates - Rubicon Sanctuary, helping other landowners to set up their eagles, fresh water crayfish, rare orchids Recherche Bay and the own reserves with conservation covenants; or Tasmanian devils, then purchasing a Long Point conservation update and by operating a revolving fund. Revolving Fund properties for sale revolving fund property may be for you. TLC Board Member profile The revolving fund concept is one of There are several ways in which the Supporting the TLC: a donor’s perspective elegant simplicity. This rather beautiful mechanism involves the TLC buying TLC’s revolving fund can offer assistance property, protecting its conservation values if you are considering buying land for Board Members conservation, these include: Mr Peter Bosworth (President) with a covenant and draft management Dr Geoff Couser (Vice President) plan, then selling it on to new owners keen • Access to professional expertise, to manage its values into the future. In so Ms Rebecca Fergusson (Treasurer) including zoologists, botanists, threatened doing the organisation frees up capital to Dr Karina Potter (Secretary) species experts and reserve management invest in the next property. It is an approach Ms Jane Hutchinson specialists, who can assess the ecological to conserving biodiversity that uses every Ms Sophie Underwood significance of the property. Dr Wendy Potts precious dollar over and over again. Mr Matt Newton We are very pleased to report that our • The conservation covenant would already Mr Peter Worrall revolving fund has recently been given a be in place, and we could assist with the Mr Roderic O’Connor major boost through a new agreement with finalisation of a management plan to help Mrs Susie Gough the Commonwealth Government’s Forest guide you with the future management Conservation Fund. The new funding will of the property, such as weed removal or Contact Us allow us to revolve an extra ten forested replanting native species. properties every year and employ two Mr Nathan Males (Chief Executive Officer) additional staff to oversee its initial trial • Offer ongoing advice and assistance with Mr Charlie Livesey (Conservation managing the land if required. Programmes Manager) period. PO Box 2112, Lower Sandy Bay, TAS 7005 We have started assessing new properties If you would like to learn more about Tel: 03 6225 1399 Fax: 03 6225 1394 and will gradually acquire some highly purchasing and living on your own nature ABN: 88743 606 934 important and beautiful forest areas for reserve we would love to hear from you. www.tasland.org.au [email protected] ‘acquiring and managing Tasmanian land for biodiversity’ Tasmanian Land Conservancy - Issue 16 www.tasland.org.au Photo: Matthew Newton Photo: Phil Collier and Robin Garnett Endangered black gum woodland and rare orchid habitat of Rubicon Sanctuary Long Point Reserve Reserve updates Long Point Rubicon Sanctuary after fires) to be 4509 stems.” Support for the management of Long Point Reserve has been outstanding over the past One of many mutual benefits for our Robin and Phil have also commenced year, with help from local and international revolving fund property purchasers and a detailed review of the ecological volunteers. More than 180 volunteer the TLC is a long-term relationship of communities that call the Rubicon days have been invested with volunteers information and knowledge sharing. Phil Sanctuary home. Some not so welcome planting over 4500 seedlings, removing Collier and Robin Garnett purchased weeds exist and plans are underway to half a hectare of gorse by hand, conducting Rubicon Sanctuary (formerly Dorothy remove introduced species over time. bird surveys, and growing more than Reeves Reserve) near Port Sorell from the Robin and Phil are equally excited about the 1000 seedlings to plant at the TLC’s first TLC in 2007. Phil and Robin are orchid development of their plans to design and permanent reserve. enthusiasts and with the help of the TLC build a passive solar house in the domestic conducted their first ecological burn in “Volunteers are crucial to the management zone. You can find out more about their April 2007, implementing the management of TLC’s reserves”, says Denna Kingdom, wonderful sanctuary and great work on plan that the TLC had prepared for the the TLC Reserves Manager. “The work their web-site www.rubicon.org.au. property. they contribute saves the TLC literally Recherche Bay tens of thousands of dollars in labour Robin and Phil have now seen the results costs.” Added to this, many organisational We are very pleased to announce that the of this ecological process and experienced supporters also assist by offering in-kind commemorative sign to recognise all TLC a wonderful flowering of orchids in donations or substantial discounts on supporters who contributed $200 or more September 2007. Of the 35-40 orchid equipment and materials required by the towards the purchase of Recherche Bay species recorded on the property, Phil TLC to carry out reserve management is now underway. We expect to have the reported seeing about 25 species in 2007. work. He explained that some of the plants at the sign finalised in the next couple of months Rubicon Sanctuary, particularly the orchid and plan to locate it within the boundary “We’re really pleased to support the TLC in species, are stimulated to flower in the first of the reserve. We are also in discussion the best way we know”, said Les and Helen or second year after their habitat has been with the Council regarding a Payne, of Pulchella Nursery in Buckland. burnt. “Therefore our Nature Conservation second plaque to be placed alongside their Their nursery supported the Long Point Plan prescribes ecological burns at regular interpretive signage for the area at Moss revegetation project by providing specially intervals. The TLC organised with the local Glen. grown seedlings, and has donated materials volunteer Fire Brigade to burn about two The Egg Islands and equipment required for volunteers to ha of the treeless swampy areas last year. grow more seedlings this year. “We want Thanks to a recent major donation from We were responsible for mapping the edge to see good things happen in Tasmania and a TLC supporter we are now close to our of the zones to burn, and throwing the this is our way of helping it to happen.” $200,000 target. We are still welcoming plant debris into the zone to be burnt after donations for this very important wetland The TLC keeps a list of people interested in the slasher had created the boundaries. bird habitat. Should you wish to donate, volunteering in both the conservation and The biological highlight was that we or gift a donation to someone special, administration functions. Please contact estimated the number of flowering stems please contact us on 03 6225 1399 or Denna Kingdom on 03 6225 1399 for more of Prasophyllum brevilabre (a relatively [email protected]. details if you would like to be added to the common leek orchid known to flower well list. ‘acquiring and managing Tasmanian land for biodiversity’ www.tasland.org.au Tasmanian Land Conservancy - Issue 16 Photo: Rod Pearse Photo: Denna Kingdom Photo: Denna Kingdom Sassafras Creek Reserve, Mole Creek Mount Charles Reserve, Lachlan Snows Hill Reserve, Colebrook TLC revolving fund properties for sale Sassafras Creek Reserve - Mount Charles Reserve - Snows Hill Reserve - offers around $390,000 invited offers around $105,000 invited offers around $122,000 invited Sassafras Creek Reserve is 40 ha of forest Mount Charles Reserve is 30 ha of Snows Hill Reserve is 84.3 ha of forest and on the edge of the Great Western Tiers vulnerable silver and black peppermint woodland, 45 minutes drive north of . Conservation Area. The property includes a forest, in the beautiful Lachlan valley The property has excellent conservation modern three bedroom brick veneer house, around 40 minutes drive north-west of values and adjoins the Gravelly Ridge built in 1990, on five ha of pasture next Hobart, and only 10 minutes to major Conservation Area. Craigbourne Creek to the main road. Mole Creek township is services in . The property passes through the northern edge of the land about five kms away. A small hut is located adjoins a public reserve, which in turn before flowing to the nearby Craigbourne within the forest and is accessible on a four adjoins the expansive bushwalking area of Dam, which is a popular fishing spot. The wheel drive track. Wellington Park. property offers two potential house sites with good sunny aspects and rural views. The reserve has important conservation The reserve rises steeply off Mount Charles values with the land forming part of the Road and a suitable home site exists not far The reserve occurs within a national Mole Creek Karst System, underlain by from the road with views across the valley. ‘biodiversity hotspot’. It includes 50 ha limestone caves with cave entrances on the The reserve is comprised of dry open of black peppermint forest on sandstone, property. It also contains important damp woodland and forest in good condition and eight ha of dry blue gum forest and three ha sclerophyll forest, wet white gum forest, has two ephemeral creeks running through of silver peppermint forest; all vulnerable and brown-topped stringybark forest with it. Tasmanian devils, wedge-tailed eagles forest communities. It is also the habitat of broad leaf shrubs. This is important habitat and eastern-barred bandicoots frequent the at least two vulnerable fauna species, the for the endangered Tasmanian devil and area. spotted quoll and the Tasmanian devil. other marsupial carnivores. A draft conservation covenant has been A draft conservation covenant has been A draft conservation covenant has been prepared for the reserve, which will provide prepared to provide permanent protection prepared for the reserve which restricts any permanent protection for the conservation for the conservation values. Three small activities that may degrade the conservation values. A management plan will also be areas of the property have been excluded values, but allows the land to be used for provided to the new owners and we can from the covenant to allow for residential passive recreation and the maintenance of offer ongoing advice on the management use. fences. The house and pasture are excluded of the reserve. Funding for this Revolving Fund property from the covenant. This property has been funded by the has been provided by the Tasmanian This property has been funded by the Australian Government through the Forest Government. Australian Government through the Mole Conservation Fund. Creek Karst Forest Programme component For further details please contact Jim Thank you to Lester Franks Survey & of the Forest Conservation Fund. Mulcahy at the TLC on 03 6225 1399. Geographic for providing their services for Please contact Rod Pearse at the TLC on the property boundary adjustment. 03 6331 9295 for further details. Please contact Jim Mulcahy at the TLC on 03 6225 1399 for further details.

‘acquiring and managing Tasmanian land for biodiversity’ Tasmanian Land Conservancy - Issue 16 Photo: Philippe Guide

Dr Wendy Potts TLC supporter and volunteer Dr David Jupe Board profile Supporting the TLC: a donor perspective Dr Wendy Potts is a professional botanist Dr David Jupe is a semi-retired medical also still a member and supporter of Bush specialising in Tasmanian threatened flora. specialist. He has a passion for the Heritage. So it has been a logical and She has been a TLC board member since natural environment in Tasmania and the welcome progression for me to become a 2001 and provides highly valued expert rest of the world. He and his wife Jane member and supporter of the TLC. guidance on Tasmania’s flora. Wendy has are both supporters and volunteers with Most support for the TLC comes from given us an insight into her motivation for the Tasmanian Land Conservancy. David donations for specific purchases. Most of her voluntary work for the TLC. discusses his reasons for supporting the us as supporters get a kick out of a sense TLC: “Working with Tasmania’s threatened of owning a small part of a unique natural flora for the Threatened Species Section of “I believe that land reservation through area through our monetary donations DPIW, I am aware that land clearing is the public or private acquisition is a vital which help in its purchase. greatest threat faced by many of our species. part of regreening our society. Over I was so excited when I heard about the However I find it equally attractive to time, I have been involved in several fledgling group that had started to protect support the people and their work in and manage private land for conservation in organisations that have raised funds to set the organisation itself through regular Tasmania that I joined up quickly and soon up private reserves in Tasmania. In 1986 uncommitted donations and derive a became a board member of the TLC. Many the Tasmanian Conservation Trust (TCT) sense of belonging to the organisation threatened flora species require disturbance set up a Wildlife Appeal to raise money from this. Grants to cover staffing and to regenerate, so I am delighted the TLC for the purchase of reserves. Lutregala for infrastructure are difficult to obtain has adopted a flexible approach to their Marsh and the South Esk Pine Reserve and may be short-term. The time spent activities, not just placing land in reserves were bought as a result. Soon afterwards finding these funds distracts staff from but ensuring appropriate management for purchased the Liffey Blocks their focus on the main task of finding the natural values through cooperation with and this initiative led to the formation of and acquiring reserves. landowners. I am particularly keen to see the Bush Heritage Fund. Bush Heritage the TLC operate a revolving fund enabling quickly became a national organisation So does one support the project or us to save gems like the Rubicon Sanctuary with a wonderful record of fund raising the people? The answer of course is with its incredible threatened species and reserve purchases, but has sadly left both. Those of you who know the staff values. Our approach will hopefully allow Tasmania. at the TLC know that they are worth us to play a significant role in protecting supporting. However from the same roots grew the and managing enough land to buffer against I would urge you all to consider regular some of the impacts of climate change. TLC, which in its short life has already had an equally impressive record locally donations to the TLC to give flexibility in To relax I love to plant things in my garden and has protected 5000 ha in seven budgeting for both land purchase and for and travelling the world looking at forests reserves, 11 revolving fund properties running the organisation.” with my husband Brad, who is an expert on and 47 conservation covenants. eucalypts.” I still am a member of the TCT and I am We are grateful to the following organisations for their support in recent months

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