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The Scribbly Gumsummer 2015 The Scribbly GumSummer 2015 Contents A word from the Director 2 Community partnerships ParkCare Coordinator 3-5 caring for our natural ParkCare Support Officer 5-6 Mount Ainslie Weeders 6-7 environment Friends of Aranda Bushland 7-9 Friends of Black Mountain 9-10 Friends of Bruce Ridge 11 Friends of Mount Painter 11-13 Friends of Mulligans 13-15 Friends of the Pinnacle 15-16 North Belconnen Landcare Group 16-17 Cooleman Ridge ParkCare 17-18 Farrer Ridge ParkCare Group 18-20 Isaacs Ridge Mount Mugga Mugga ParkCare Group 20-21 Jarramlea Park Landcare 21 Friends of Jerrabomberra Wetlands 22-23 Oakey Hill ParkCare Group 23-24 Fetherston Gardens Friends 25-26 Red Hill Regenerators 26-28 Mount Taylor ParkCare Group 28-29 Mount Pleasant ParkCare Group 29-30 Urambi Hills Group 31-32 Friends of Tidbinbilla 32-33 Friends of Glenburn 33-35 Gudgenby Bush Regenerators 35-36 ParkCarers of Southern Murrumbidgee 36-38 Minders at Simpson’s Hill 38 NSW Weeds Conference, Cooma October — take home messages 38-41 ACT Landcare Awards 41-42 A word from the Director volunteers participating in events such as Weed Swap, the Floriade Bush Friendly In September 2015, I was delighted Garden and student volunteers working with to participate in the ParkCare Forum, District staff accounted for 3% of the total Community Voices in Reserve Management. hours. I believe the commitment and dedication shown by ParkCare volunteers over many Across the ParkCare, Urban Landcare and years now, continues to be one of the PCS volunteer program, the majority or highlights of conservation in the ACT volunteer time was spent on: and I want to start by thanking each and • weed control (42%) every one of you on behalf of the ACT Government. • rehabilitation such as planting and erosion control (22%) The ParkCare Forum demonstrated the value of local knowledge, expertise and • administration of group activities and experience in understanding our grassy websites (9%) woodland ecosystems and highlighted • environmental events, including guided some key learnings and lessons for future walks and talks (8%) management. It created a space for robust discussion and consideration of various • flora and fauna surveys (7%) perspectives and highlighted a number • other activities such as litter picking or of issues relating to the management of unreported works (6%) competing values of Canberra Nature Park • PCS and group meetings (4%) and (CNP). The opportunity exists to continue these discussions — hopefully followed up • trail maintenance (2%). with action on the ground wherever possible, Throughout the ACT, there are positive into 2016 and beyond. I am always keen steps being taken by staff and volunteers to further explore models of community to recognise Indigenous knowledge in land engagement across the reserve system management programs. I am very supportive where our shared goal to strengthen our of the Indigenous Fire Management natural environment might be better served. Framework that has been developed within During the 2014 - 15 financial year, a total the Parks and Conservation Service and take of 46 ParkCare and Urban Landcare groups interest in other emerging programs that assisted Parks and Territory Services in the support traditional Aboriginal custodians in management of ACT parks and reserves. maintaining and enhancing connections to This year we welcome new ParkCare groups Country. to Urambi Hills and Mount Pleasant nature In my view, the ParkCare program has reserves. We also welcome the formation proven itself to be one of the very best of the Majura Pines Trails Alliance group to models of an effective partnership between assist with maintaining the new mountain the land manager and the community. bike trail network at Majura Pines. PCS will continue to invest time and Volunteers across these programs resources into this program and has recently contributed a total of 18,105 hours. Of these, appointed Craig Wainwright as a permanent 16,315 hours (90%) were ParkCare activities ParkCare Support Officer. As Craig has undertaken in forests and reserves and 1,295 demonstrated in the work achieved with hours (7%) were Urban Landcare activities volunteers in the last year, the opportunities undertaken in urban parks and open space. for developing partnerships in the Parks and Conservation Service (PCS) conservation field are numerous and limited 2 only by our imagination. ‘Friends of’ groups, in this particular situation is how to do this school groups, the Green Army, corporate without scaring volunteers away. PCS is groups and catchment groups all contribute aware that the majority of volunteers want to to the ongoing management and care of our be out on the ground taking action, enjoying parks and reserves. the outdoors and getting their hands dirty, not doing endless reporting. My sincere thanks to all volunteers for their dedicated hours of This year Territory and Municipal Services great work and for (TAMS) introduced the TAMS Volunteer the knowledge they Management Framework to ensure contributed to park consistent management of volunteer management in activities across TAMS-managed lands. 2015. This includes volunteers in ParkCare and Urban Landcare, Friends of the Arboretum, Daniel Iglesias Domestic Animal Services and Libraries. Director Without doubt the ParkCare program is the Parks and largest and longest standing of any of these Conservation Service volunteer programs. As many of you will be aware volunteer management has changed substantially over this time. The most significant change News from the ParkCare is that volunteers working in ACT parks Coordinator and reserves more than five times a year The individuals that make up this will now be required to register as a TAMS community of volunteers working with ACT volunteer. If a volunteer works less than five Parks and Conservation Service (PCS) are times a year they are classified as a casual diverse in character and diverse in their volunteer and will still be insured as long interests, yet a clear message resonates as they complete the activity sign-on sheet with all. The message is that conservation and participated in an activity briefing. requires action. This comes through in the TAMS volunteer registrations will quarterly meetings held with ParkCare commence in January 2016 and a number and Landcare convenors, in weekly of information sessions will be held to correspondence and in this very newsletter. assist volunteers understand the Volunteer Management Framework over the course of If there is a weed to be removed it will be the New Year. pulled, if there is a trail that is eroding it will be reported or repaired, and if there Other changes have included the creation is an opportunity to improve and enhance and successful community uptake of a patch of woodland or grassland, a grant Canberra Nature Map — a repository for application will be sought. The individual ParkCare groups, volunteers and members actions each and every ParkCare and of the public to report sightings of rare Landcare volunteer takes makes a difference and endangered plant species and any and it is the ParkCare Coordinator’s role to of the many treasures found in Canberra remind you all that your actions are valued. parks and reserves. Founder of the web- It is also the role of the ParkCare Coordinator based repository, Aaron Clausen, presented to ensure that the actions that you take are Canberra Nature Map to the ParkCare undertaken safely and within the guidelines network in April 2015. The session was well of ACT Government policy. The challenge attended by a diversity of volunteers as 3 was the session about the PCS prescribed A significant feature included an extremely burn program. For more information well engineered wall with a rainwater about Canberra Nature Map go to http:// tank that fed a raised garden bed that canberranaturemap.org demonstrated a perched water table. Other features included a bridge, large rocks and For more information about PCS prescribed a central sandy beach which proved popular burns go to www.tams.act.gov.au with children and weary parents. Two Chemcert training courses were also run The great garden with extra signage and in 2015 and continue to attract keen weed more things to see allowed the volunteers to busters. Learning how to use weed mapping really spend some time with visitors and talk Apps has also been of interest to a number about plants, how to care for them, where to of volunteers this year, and training in the get them from, why and what not to plant use of the most suitable weed mapping App and how different invasive plants spread is likely to be a key priority for 2016. — all of which was readily snapped up by Rachel Tokley from City Services the visitors. Many staff from PCS and City contributed to the coordination of Services were on hand to inform visitors. the volunteer program this year while Jasmine took a tree change to work in the Environmental Offset team. Rachel’s work has helped to roll out the TAMS Volunteer Management Framework to new Urban Landcare groups and has provided a stronger link between City Services and PCS in the management and support of volunteer activities. Phil Selmes also joined the team this year to coordinate the Floriade Bush Friendly Bush Friendly Garden at Floriade this year. VH Garden (BFG). Working with volunteer Vanessa Hagon from Naturally Landscapes The popular Weed Swap went extremely and Rosemary Blemings from the Australian well with great coordination from Rosemary Native Plant Society (ANPS), an inspiring Blemings and Jan Simpson with almost all and educational garden was created. A big plants given away over the two days at both innovation this year included partnerships the green waste recycling sites. Australian with five generous sponsors who supplied Native Plants Society growers produced edging, plants, a recycled base material for a wonderful array of species that were the walkways, very large rocks and tanks snapped up.
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