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, …
Check out our monthly events newsletter for December 2022. Lots of opportunities for you to join in and help restore and regenerate local green spaces in the Ginninderra Catchment. Want to subscribe? You can get our monthly events and quarterly update newsletters delivered straight into your inbox!
By Caroline Wenger, Umbagong Landcare Group. The August 2022 floods caused sandbars to obstruct footpaths and transported rubbish into Umbagong District Park. Find out how local volunteers helped with the clean-up. During Canberra’s heavy rainfall in the 1st week of August 2022, Ginninderra Creek rose at least 2 metres higher …
ACT FrogWatch and Landcare ACT’s Wellbeing through Nature program have joined forces to provide froggy fun after dark – with a twist! Come along and explore local wetlands while practicing the art of whole-body listening under the cloak of night. You will learn about our local amphibian species and the …
Check out the latest news from Ginninderra Catchment Group! This edition has a focus on local waterways, so you’ll find updates from our Landcare groups with waterways in their patches. Plus there’s lots of news about successful grant applications for local projects, opportunities for you to provide government with feedback …
We need your help – have you got 5 minutes to spare? Ginninderra Catchment Group is running a survey to help us understand the community’s awareness around native grasslands. Your input will help us develop resources and events to support these critically endangered local ecosystems. And you can go in …
Eavesdropping on frogs – group event Would you like listen to frog calls while in good company, sipping hot chocolate? Then this might be the thing for you! FrogWatch will run two walk and talk sessions in August as a great opportunity to meet other FrogWatchers and tune your ears …
A quick update on what has been happening for FrogWatch, because and in spite of the ongoing Covid situation. Download the FrogWatch Autumn 2022 newsletter (pdf).
Check out the latest news from Ginninderra Catchment Group! This edition also includes updates from our volunteer ParkCare groups. View the latest Grassroots Newsletter here.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of all training seminars for the 2021 FrogCensus! Such a shame – as this year marks the 20th FrogCensus!! Covid restrictions permitting we would like to encourage all trained FrogWatchers to survey their usual sites (please let Anke Maria …
