RAPID BUSHLAND ASSESSMENT

Date: Saturday 4th September 2010

Time: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm

Venue: Parkerville Hall, Seaborne Street, Parkerville

Presented by Geoff Barrett, DEC.

More than just plants! Your remnant bushland may be home to a suite of different species including ants, birds and lizards. Knowing what you have within a patch of bush can tell you a lot about how well it is functioning as an ecosystem. Come and learn from DEC expert Geoff Barrett how to carry out Rapid Habitat Assessments using techniques including ant sampling and bird surveys to further extend your knowledge of the behind the scenes action responsible for healthy bushland.

The workshop will begin in the classroom with an explanation of what rapid habitat assessments involve and how this information can be utilised, followed by field sessions and back to the classroom to enter the data into a spreadsheet for longevity.

* Please note that this workshop now has a few places due to cancellations. *

To register to attend, please see registration details below.

THREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES (TECs) and BUSH FRAGMENTS

Date: Saturday, 18th September 2010

Time: 9.30am - 12.30 pm

Venue: Gooseberry Hill Bushland
Corner Watsonia and Gooseberry Hill Roads, Gooseberry Hill

Dieback and weeds threaten bushland throughout the hills, killing or out-competing hundreds of our familiar and important bush plants. Come along to this workshop to gain the practical skills to manage threats in your own local bushland or property through hands-on experience.

To reserve a place on the workshop, please see Registration Details below.

WEEDS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE (WoNS) IN THE HILLS

Date: Saturday 16th October 2010

Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 pm

Venue: Lesmurdie Hall, 96 Gladys Road, Lesmurdie

Come along and discover Weeds of National Significance and find out how they threaten our bushland. Learn how to identify and treat these weeds and find out what is being done nationally, and in the hills, to manage them.