Namadgi Bushfire recovery Projects 2020-2021 Approximately 80 percent of Namadgi National Park burnt in the devastating fires of 2019/2020 which significantly affected local plants and wildlife. SACTCG has been working with Landcare ACT (LACT) and the ACT Parks and Conservation Service to host a series of events for members …
The Landcare for Future program is kicking off for 2021 with four new events over March and April. The program has been very popular so far, with over 25 participants at Farrer Ridge in October last year. Young volunteers have really enjoyed the opportunity to get involved in landcare alongside other …
We can hardly believe it- but it’s Holiday Time again! Southern ACT Catchment Group would like to thank all our members and friends for your work over the last year looking after our natural environment in the South and working with us on many exciting projects. We look forward to …
As part of a Transport and City Services Adopt-a-Park grant, Southern ACT Catchment Group has organised three Grass Identification Workshops to help urban landcare volunteers understand and identify grass species in their local patch. The first workshop was open to SACTCG members of urban landcare groups and took place at …
Since the devastating Orroral Valley bushfire in January/February this year which burnt through over 80% of Namadgi National Park and 20% of Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Southern ACT Catchment Group has been working to bring together community for the recovery of these special places. Over 500 people signed up on the …
We have put together a report to highlight the achievements from the least year of funding for the Community Engagement in Waterways Progam. Here it is:
Southern ACT Catchment Group has partnered with ACT Government’s Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Department to develop a survey to record data on tree health, in response to community concern about the health of some of their local trees- particularly Yellow Box E. Melliodora and Blakely’s Red Gum E. Blakelyi. …
SACTCG is pleased to announce that we have received four grants through the ACT Environment Grants Program to run projects with member groups across Southern ACT. These are: Bird and bee friendly gardens in the Holder Wetland Precinct with the Holder Wetlands Volunteer Group- $21,750 Protecting Pink-tailed worm Lizard habitat …
As part of our urban waterways education program, we intereviewed Dr Fiona Dyer from the University of Canberra, who shares with us what is algae, what feeds it and how we can all improve the water quality in Lake Tuggeranong.
Hannah, our Urban Water Education Officer had a chat to Dr Rod Ubrihien from the University of Canberra about his research into algal blooms in Lake Tuggeranong. Find out why algal blooms happen and what we need to do to stop them.
