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Category Archives: Volunteer work
Spring Cleaning at Mulligan’s: The Annual Echidna Sweep
By Divya LaBrooy (u7243494) My work experience involved partaking in an annual Echidna sweep which took place at Mulligan’s Flat Nature Reserve. An Outdoor Laboratory: Mulligan’s Flat is a crucial area for wildlife and ecological monitoring. Spanning over 1200 hectares, … Continue reading
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FrogWatch – an un-frog-gettable experience!
Every year in October, citizen scientists from around the ACT participate in the annual FrogCensus survey through the FrogWatch program. FrogWatch aims to create a continuous dataset to monitor frog populations in the ACT. This program is managed by the … Continue reading
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Scottsdale Reserve: an integrated ecological restoration project
Sian Hardy U6951596Word count: 546 Scottsdale Reserve is located on Ngunawal/Ngunnawal/Ngambri country 75km south of Canberra, in the locality of Bredbo. Previously a sheep-grazing farm, the site was bought by the private conservation organisation Bush Heritage Australia in 2006 with … Continue reading
Fed up with Feral Foxes: community conservation at Mulligan’s Flat ‘Echidna Sweep’
I took part in the annual ‘Echidna Sweep’ at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary, where a group of volunteers and scientists collaborated to monitor echidna numbers within the Sanctuary. by Sophie Pinner (u7125901) Our Prickly Protagonist The beloved short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus … Continue reading
Sharing is Caring: Biodiversity in Urban Areas
u6361657 How does urbanisation affect biodiversity? Urbanisation is a continuously growing modern phenomenon that shapes the world we live in today. Currently, according to World Bank, 86% of Australia’s population live in urban areas, and 57% of the global population … Continue reading
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Verbascum thapus – a threat to biodiversity in the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
References ALA, 2021. Verbascum thapsus L., Atlas of Living Australia. Available at: https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/weeds-australia/profile/Verbascum%20thapsus (accessed 16 September 2022). DCCEEW, D. o. C. C., Energy, Environment and Water, 2021. Australia’s State of the Environment 2021, Available at: https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/overview/pressures/invasive-species-and-range-shifts GCT, 2021. Weed Managment … Continue reading
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Planting for the Future: Regenerative and Restorative Agriculture
AUGUSTA MUTTON U6077630 Perrumba, an Aboriginal word for wattle blossom, is a permaculture-based farm in Bungonia, New South Wales. This land has been under the care of Debbie Hunt and Kieron Malone for over 7 years now, where they are … Continue reading
Invasive Species Invading Jerrabomberra Creek Territory
u7034198 by Christian Piton In September, I spent two weekends removing some of the invasive willow species found within the Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve. The ParkCare ranger, who is a member of the ACT Parks and Conservation Service, was unsure … Continue reading
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Carbon credit calculations at Scottsdale Reserve
I am very interested in the concept of carbon sequestration credits, and the idea that companies with high emissions can put money towards projects that work to remove carbon out of the atmosphere, namely through planting trees. However, due to … Continue reading
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