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What was your patch once like? Landcaring history in Ginninderra Creek’s Catchment

By Rosemary Blemings.  Raindrops that fall onto each of our Landcare volunteering sites may eventually reach the 40m high Ginninderra Falls and the Murrumbidgee River to the west of Parkwood, NSW. If you visit the high points of Gungahlin, Percival Hill, Mulligans Flat, and walk the Centennial Trail beyond Hall, …

Out to pasture: Trees are important, but grasslands are vital too

Ginninderra Catchment Group’s Grassland Restoration Projects were given a boost by volunteers in early May with everyone from scouts to MLAs attending a planting at Croke Place.  The projects are focused on restoring the native grasslands of the catchment.  They aim to stop the shrinking of native grass patches and …

Turtle Time! Not one, but 41

As a citizen scientist you have to be prepared for those days when you go out to monitor waterways for signs of life and don’t find a thing. And then there are the days when you discover 41 Eastern long-necked turtles across four sites in an urban setting. Forty-one turtles …