ANPC WORKSHOP: Translocation of Threatened Plants (Melbourne)

26 & 27 May 2011
Melbourne


Hurry, only a handful of places are still available


If this workshop is over-subscribed we will investigate running another workshop in Victoria in the next 12 months. If you miss out on this workshop and would like to attend a possible second workshop in Victoria please send us an email and we will keep you up to date.


The registration form and program are available on the ANPC Website.
Contact the ANPC Office: anpc@anpc.asn.au or (02) 6250 9509.

TSR WORKSHOPS: Hurry places still available (Wagga & Bathurst)

ANPC Workshops:

Managing Native Vegetation in Travelling Stock Reserves

Are you working in or managing remnant vegetation?
Would you like to know more about biodiversity conservation?
Would you like to enhance your knowledge and skills?
Then this workshop is for you! Whilst it will focus on TSRs, the content is relevant for anyone managing grassy woodland vegetation remnants.

11 & 12 May 2011

Wagga Wagga/Kyeamba TSR and Tarcutta


26 & 27 May 2011
Bathurst/Local TSR



Topics to be covered include:
DAY ONE

*Background of TSRs and current status

*Connectivity conservation in the landscape

*Biodiversity values of TSRs

*Case studies

*Collaborative programs and approaches

*Where to get help (interactive session on available information)

*Grazing for conservation

DAY TWO

*Morning bird walk

*Identifying natural values (e.g. habitat, vegetation, fauna)

*Identifying threats to your site (e.g. weeds, erosion and over-grazing)

*Management actions workshop session

*How do you measure your success? (monitoring and targets)

*Discussion with panel of experts

Registration forms and the full program are available from the ANPC Website.

SURVEY: Research to improve the management of botanic gardens

Botanic gardens are being asked to assist with research into effective management structures for gardens. Please consider completing a short online survey for your botanic garden to assist Alasdair Macnab with his study. Responses will be treated in confidence. Thank you. More information

CONFERENCE: Nature Conservation Council Bushfire in the Landscape

23rd and 24th June

NSW Teachers Federation Centre Sydney

The conference will be an opportunity to bring together current research, case studies and policy directions on bushfire management and how different land use perspectives influence the application of fire in the landscape. There will also be valuable opportunities to network with industry leaders and experts in the field.

Visit our website for more information on conference themes. The full program with details of speakers and sessions will be available closer to the date. For further information contact:

Rebecca LeMay (Event Coordinator)
Nature Conservation Council of NSW
Rebecca LeMay or Anne Miehs on 9516 1488

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: Community and School Planting Days – Lower Hunter

To celebrate World Environment Day on 3rd June two events have been organised within a patch of Kurri Sand Swamp Woodland.

Sunday 3rd June
Community Planting Day 10am – 2pm

Friday 1st June
School Planting Day (with 1 hour time slots available throughout the day)

For further information and/or registration please contact
Trish Hogbin 0n 49086802 or tricia.hogbin@environment.nsw.gov.au

CONFERENCE: The 2nd NSW Travelling Stock Routes

WORKSHOP: Translocation of Threatened Plants (Melbourne)

WORKSHOP: Managing Native Vegetation in Travelling Stock Reserves (Bathurst)

TASMANIA: 2011 edition of Vascular Plant Census now available

A CENSUS OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF TASMANIA and Index to The Student’s Flora of Tasmania and Flora of Tasmania Online ML Baker & MF Duretto 2011 edition Now available: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/collections_and_research/research/tasmanian_vascular_plant_census

WORKSHOP: Managing Native Vegetation in Travelling Stock Reserves

NEW PUBLICATION: Waterplants of the ACT Region

Waterplants of the ACT Region – a glove box guide.

This easy to use booklet covers a selection of free-floating plants, instream plants of pools and riffles, mudflat and emergent plants and clump forming water edge plants. Photos to assist with the identification of named species are provided. Pest plants in each environment along with appropriate treatment and control methods for each one are included to assist with the handling of these plants which are usually ‘growing successfully in the wrong place’! A list of further reading materials for those who would like to learn more on the subject is provided.

Further information is available at http://www.molonglocatchment.org.au/ Copies of the booklet are available from the Molonglo Catchment Group – 62992119 and Waterwatch ACT – 62072246.

ANPC: Call for articles for APC 20 (1)

We are seeking articles for the June-August 2011 issue of Australasian Plant Conservation (APC), the bulletin of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC). The issue will be on the theme ‘Doing it ourselves—non-government conservation’. This theme covers the range of mechanisms being used to help achieve plant conservation on private land. Such mechanisms can include: · -frameworks established by individual land holders, · -the operation of Conservation Management Networks, · -the use of Voluntary Conservation Agreements, Heritage Agreements, Covenants and the like, -purchase and/or management of land by bodies such as Bush Heritage Australia, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, the Trust for Nature in the various states, and other non-government organisations, · -the operation of market-based instruments on private land, · processes used by NGOs such as the national, state and regional Australian Plant Society (Society for Growing Native Plants) groups, · -any other mechanism aiming to promote plant conservation on private land. We wish to explore the effectiveness of these mechanisms in achieving on-ground plant conservation outcomes, their strengths and weaknesses, lessons learnt, and what each mechanism has achieved. Articles can range from overviews of some/all of the mechanisms to case studies illustrating particular examples. While the focus of the issue is not on-ground actions, such types of activities are relevant to the theme if they provide examples of ways of helping to promote/support plant conservation mechanisms and doing plant conservation business. General articles not on the theme are also welcome. Articles generally should not exceed 1200 words and authors are encouraged to submit two or three high resolution images to illustrate their article. We also welcome: · -book reviews · -titles of interesting recent publications or resources, and where they can be found · -conference, workshop, course and fieldwork announcements · -details of relevant publications, -information resources and websites. Deadline for submissions for the June-August 2011 issue is Friday 13 May 2011. If you are intending to submit an article or wish to discuss possibilities, please contact the Editor, Selga Harrington, by 29 April. Your final article must be submitted to Selga by email at SHarrington@pb.com.au. Guidelines for authors about the APC style and scope are located on the ANPC website.