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Bush regeneration
Biodiversity protection workshops
As part of the network of Friends of
Bushland reserves you and your group play an important role in assisting with
the conservation of the
biodiversity values in and around your reserve. As a thank you to the bushland
volunteers these workshops will supply the basic training needs and knowledge in
plant identification, fauna habitat requirements, weed control techniques and
the theory behind bush regeneration to
empower you to manage bushland .
This will be aimed at beginner to intermediate level
bushland regenerator and will lead into future planned training packages that
will be offered to volunteers such as the Greening Australia Habitat
Conservation and Management course.
THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE
INVITES YOU TO THE FREE……. .
BUSH REGENERATION
Biodiversity protection workshops
Free to all volunteers
When:
Please see below for workshop times and how to RSVP.
In celebration of the 2010 International Year of
Biodiversity, the Mornington Peninsula
Shire would like to invite our bushland volunteers to a
series of four workshops
across
the 2010 calendar year.
THE
MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE
INVITES YOU TO THE FREE……. .
BUSH REGENRATION
Biodiversity
protection workshop series
RSVP
Essential.
The Natural Systems
Team
Phone: 59 501263
Workshop1- Bush Regeneration
Take a step back and look at the big picture.
Threats to Biodiversity.
Ecology principals.
Three sessions are available as follows.
Wednesday April the 28th 2010. 2pm- 5pm.
Thursday April the 29th 2010. 6pm - 9pm.
Saturday the 24th 2010. 10am- 1pm
Workshop 2 - Weed control techniques
Physical, mechanical, chemical biological.
Weed identification and treatment.
Working with chemicals
Three sessions are available as follows.
Wednesday June the 16th 2010. 2pm- 5pm.
Thursday June the 17th 2010. 6pm - 9pm.
Saturday June the 19th 2010. 10am- 1pm
Workshop 3- Fauna protection and habitat restoration
Interpreting fauna surveys.
Understanding the requirements for individual species.
Significant habitat attributes.
Three sessions are available and area as follows.
Wednesday September the 8th 2010. 2pm- 5pm.
Thursday September the 9th 2010. 6pm - 9pm.
Saturday September the 11th 2010. 10am- 1pm
Workshop 4- Plant identification in your patch
Basic botany
Tools for plant identification
Field trip
Common native and introduced species that can be confused.
Three sessions are available as follows.
Wednesday November the 10th 2010. 2pm- 5pm.
Thursday November the 11th 2010. 6pm - 9pm.
Saturday November the 13th 2010. 10am- 1pm
Bookings are essential as places are limited.
If you are interested in attending
this free training workshop or require further
information,
please contact:
The Natural System Team on 5950 1263.
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