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The “Birds and the Bees” of Bushcare – Participant's Workbook Bushcare Boosters Module 3 Workbook Participant’s // and the Bees of Bushcare Birds Module 3: The Boosters Bushcare The Birds and the Bees of Bushcare Participant’s Workbook 1 Acknowledgements Workshop materials developed by: Frank Gasparre Bushland Management Solutions PO Box 476 Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 9858 2727 Email: [email protected] Editing by Nicola Dixon and Judy Christie Steering Committee: Leanne Bunn (Randwick City Council), Sue Stevens (Waverley Council), Robert Stevenson (City of Canada Bay) Thanks to Waverley Council and Hornsby Shire Council for hosting the pilot workshops for this module. Front cover photo: Blackbutt Creek in Gordon (Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority) Other Photos: Thomas Morgan, Bev Debrincat, Bryan Wyer, Sophie Constable, Bev Debrincat, Joel Winter, Lee Parker, Akos Lumnitzer, David Jenkins, NSW National Trust of Australia, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Illustrations by Virginia Bear [email protected] Published by Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority, PO Box 3720, Parramatta NSW 2124. (02) 9895 6207 www.sydney.cma.nsw.gov.au This material has been developed to be available for copying and use as training material, provided that the source, including the publisher and the funding body, is acknowledged. All photos and illustrations in this resource are the copyright of the photographer or artist. They are not to be reproduced without their permission, apart from use within these training modules. Thanks to the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage for permission to reproduce the Fauna Profile Sheets from their publication (2008) Rapid Fauna Habitat Assessment of the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Hurstville, and to Martin Shultz for use of his photos. © Copyright Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority 2012. This project has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust. Bushcare Boosters Module 3: The Birds and the Bees of Bushcare // Participant’s Workbook Participant’s // and the Bees of Bushcare Birds Module 3: The Boosters Bushcare 2 Bushcare Boosters Module 3: The Birds and the Bees of Bushcare // Participant’s Workbook Participant’s // and the Bees of Bushcare Birds Module 3: The Boosters Bushcare Contents About the Bushcare Boosters training modules ..................................................... 1 About Module 3 ....................................................................................................... 1 Learning outcomes for this workshop (Module 3) .................................................. 2 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3 2. Understanding ecosystems and Fauna relationships ......................................... 4 2.1 Natural change in ecosystems ...................................................................... 6 3. Elements of habitat ............................................................................................ 8 3.1. Plants ........................................................................................................ 9 3.2. Caves, Rocks and Crevices ....................................................................... 12 3.3. Hollows.................................................................................................... 13 3.4. Leaf litter and debris ................................................................................. 14 3.5. Soil .......................................................................................................... 15 3.6. Water ...................................................................................................... 16 3.7. Man-made objects .................................................................................... 17 4. Animal interactions............................................................................................ 19 4.1 Territorial behaviour .................................................................................... 19 4.2. Predation and introduced species ............................................................... 20 5. Specific Fauna Requirements ........................................................................... 21 6. Steps to create a fauna friendly Bushcare site ................................................. 23 6.1. Step 1 – Observe your site ........................................................................ 23 6.2. Step 2 – Understanding change at your site ................................................ 23 6.3. Step 3 – Fauna habitat management .......................................................... 24 6.4. Step 6 – Monitoring .................................................................................. 25 7. Limitations of urban fauna ............................................................................... 27 8. Work site exercise ............................................................................................. 28 9. Resources: Publications and websites ............................................................. 29 10. Glossary .......................................................................................................... 31 Appendix: Fauna in the SMCMA Landscape – Profile Sheets ............................... 33 3 4 Bushcare Boosters Module 3: The Birds and the Bees of Bushcare // Participant’s Workbook Bushcare Boosters Module 3: The Birds and the Bees of Bushcare // Participant’s Workbook Participant’s // and the Bees of Bushcare Birds Module 3: The Boosters Bushcare About the Bushcare Boosters training modules This module is part of the Bushcare Boosters workshop program developed by the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority as support training material for Bushcare volunteers. Boosters workshops aim to help volunteers value and understand their Bushcare and other on-ground work as part of the big picture of biodiversity restoration across Australia. The program encourages recognition of the interconnectedness of work across all sites, big or small and the contribution it makes to habitat health and landscape change. The series includes: Module 1 – Working safely and weed control techniques Module 2 – Bushcare and the Big Picture Module 3 – The Birds and the Bees of bushcare The modules do not need to be completed in numerical order or in their totality. The series has been designed to support a flexible delivery approach that can be tailored to meet the individual needs of each training group. Each workshop in the Bushcare Boosters program can be delivered as a stand alone training event or combined with other modules and field sessions. The modules provide base information which can be altered, added to and tailored to suit the needs of participating volunteers. There are specific learning outcomes for each workshop. About Module 3 Module 3 looks at the sometimes forgotten side of the Bushcare equation, the fauna. While it will not give you detailed solutions for every situation, we aim to provide some tips for making your Bushcare project as fauna friendly as possible. The content of Module 3 is of a general level and is most suitable for volunteers who have some practical experience in the field but who wish to participate in a short refresher course to develop a better understanding of the importance of fauna and the Bushcare techniques that can enhance fauna habitat. It is not aimed at volunteers who have obtained accredited training in environmental restoration. However Module 3 does require some experience in Bushcare to be of most benefit to participants. 1 Learning outcomes for this workshop (Module 3) This workshop has been designed to help you: • improve your knowledge and understanding of the intrinsic importance of fauna and habitat in Bushcare work • increase your confidence to manage for fauna habitat on work sites • take the right steps when planning a ‘whole of environment’ Bushcare project ACTIvITy 1: GETTInG To knoW ThE GRoUP To get to know your fellow Bushcarers in the group, please introduce yourself and tell them the following information: • your name and the site(s) where you volunteer • What you would like to get out of today’s session Bushcare Boosters Module 3: The Birds and the Bees of Bushcare // Participant’s Workbook Participant’s // and the Bees of Bushcare Birds Module 3: The Boosters Bushcare 2 Bushcare Boosters Module 3: The Birds and the Bees of Bushcare // Participant’s Workbook Participant’s // and the Bees of Bushcare Birds Module 3: The Boosters Bushcare 1. Introduction The pressures on our natural environment are many. One of the consequences is the continuing loss of our plant and animal species across the globe. Despite the seriousness of the threats, there are hundreds of success stories across Australia where plants and/or animals have been saved and restored by the timely action of the community. Your Bushcare site, and the network of Bushcare sites across the landscape, can be the difference between local extinction and survival for some species of native fauna. TIP: In urban areas, both bushland and non-bushland sites (e.g. weedy ‘wild’ areas, parks, built structures and man-made objects) can provide essential refuge and connections that help support healthy viable populations of many fauna species. Although much of what Bushcarers do is about plants, to be truly successful at Bushcare we need to look after the whole environment
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