FrogWatch Autumn newsletter is out!
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).
Category: News
Grassroots Newsletter – May 2022
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.
All FrogWatch Training events have been cancelled
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 …
Mysterious frog deaths – keep your eyes peeled!
Over the past few weeks, the team of FrogID has received a flurry of emails from concerned people who’ve seen sick and dead frogs across eastern Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. It is unclear what is causing this frog mass mortality event. Read more about this here …
Project Metamorph has kicked off
The annual Tadpole Kits For School program, proudly sponsored by Icon Water, is now accepting booking requests. Go to the FrogWatch webpage or use this link to secure a Tadpole Kit for your class!! Better hurry, they are very popular and we only have limited stock!
Sowing the seeds for the future
By Sarah Hnatiuk, Friends of Mt Painter Convenor A chance event six years ago that involved a Macquarie Primary School teacher and a member of Friends of Mount Painter (FOMP) has led to a lasting relationship between the school and the the group that tends the reserve. Each year since, …
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 …
Frogs and Turtles project rocks
The monthly trapping sessions at ponds in the Inner North and in West Belconnen has been going extremely well, thanks to the outstanding volunteer support the project has received. So far well over 100 turtles have been caught, measured, marked and released at our eight study ponds over the past …
2019 FrogCensus report published
The 2019 FrogCensus report is hot off the press- and in a new format to fit in with the annual CHIP report from the Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch. Find the 2019 FrogCensus report, and all other FrogWatch reports at https://ginninderralandcare.org.au/frogwatch-useful-stuff/
GCG welcomes 2 new team members
Welcome to Kathryn and Jane!! Kathryn is our new Executive officer and Catchment Coordinator and Jane is our first time ever Communication officer We hope you can all meet these fabulous women over the next few weeks.