Landcare

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="06bb19f0.gif" border=0 width="177" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Landcare Activities"><U><B>Landcare Activities Calendar</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Landcare Guidelines"><U><B>Guidelines</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>BYWONG COMMUNITY</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BYWONG COMMUNITY"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> Landcare</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="432" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1530 WIDTH="428"><div> The Geary's Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group welcomes new members to its meetings, which are held at 7.30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Hall"><U>Community Hall</U></A></FONT> on Birriwa Road (off Macs Reef Road). These and other activities are listed in the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Landcare Activities"><U>Landcare activities calendar</U></A></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> The Group has also produced some<A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Landcare Guidelines"><U> </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Landcare Guidelines"><U>guidelines</U></A></FONT> to help residents to prevent land degredation and restore habitat for the future.</div> <bR> <div> Current Executive Members are:-</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Roger Good (President) 62369048 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Geoff Butler (Vice President) 62369158 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kathy Handel (Treasurer) 62383596 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Chris Fowler (Secretary)  62369189 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:chrisft@spitfire.com.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:chrisft@spitfire.com.au"><U>(chrisft@spitfire.com.au)</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Committee Members:-</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Brian Higgisson 62369370 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Graeme Harris</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Jacqui O’Leary 62369157 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kris Nash</div> <bR> <div> Major activities of the Group are the conservation and linking of remnant native vegetation, revegetation of cleared public land, advice to landholders and other knowledge sharing activities.</div> <bR> <div> The Group supports the principle that an important part of landcare is to maintain existing remnant native vegetation and to promote vegetation links that lead to viable size ecological areas. </div> <div> Landcare includes strongly supporting enforcement of Council's Tree Preservation Ordinance and the principles of the NSW Native Vegetation Conservation Act as well as other measures to conserve and restore to health landscapes, soil and water. </div> <bR> <div> The Geary's Gap/Wamboin Landcare Group has published a booklet entitled "Look after your natural assets: landcare for the bush block and small farm acreage". The booklet was published with the assistance of the Natural Heritage Trust and has been distributed to all households in the district. Additional copies are available from the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Queanbeyan, at Bungendore Post Office and at Landcare meetings.</div> <div>  </div> <div> Information from your landcare Group</div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking after your local area"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Looking after your local area</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking after your local area"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plants suitable for the region"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Landcare list of plants suitable for the region</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plants suitable for the region"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plants suitable for boggy or moist soil"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Landcare list of plants suitable for permanently boggy or moist soil</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plants suitable for boggy or moist soil"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellowtailed Black Cockatoos"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Yellowtailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus funereus funereus)</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellowtailed Black Cockatoos"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small scale farm forestry with natives"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Small Scale Farm Forestry with Natives</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small scale farm forestry with natives"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Native Hardwood Species for the Southern"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Native Hardwood Species for the Southern Tablelands from the Landcare Grou</U></A>p</div> <bR> <div> Other Landcare Groups and information</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.landcareaustralia.com.au/#" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.landcareaustralia.com.au/#"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Landcare Australia</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.landcareaustralia.com.au/#" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.landcareaustralia.com.au/#"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.landcarensw.pnc.com.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.landcarensw.pnc.com.au"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Landcare New South Wales</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.landcarensw.pnc.com.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.landcarensw.pnc.com.au"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.landcaresa.org.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.landcaresa.org.au"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Landcare South Australia</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.landcaresa.org.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.landcaresa.org.au"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.taslandcare.org.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.taslandcare.org.au"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tasmanian Landcare Association</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.taslandcare.org.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.taslandcare.org.au"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.clio.dlwc.nsw.gov.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.clio.dlwc.nsw.gov.au"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Community Landcare Information Online (CLIO)</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Threatened Species Website</B></div> <div> The Yass Area Network of Landcare Groups advises that there are currently 131 species, 3 populations and 4 ecological communities listed as endangered or vulnerable in the Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority region.</div> <div> To find out which species are found in your region visit </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/cma_home.aspx?name=Murrumbidgee" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.threatenedspecies.environment"><U><B>http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/</B></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/cma_home.aspx?name=Murrumbidgee" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.threatenedspecies.environment"><U><B>sprofile/cma_home.aspx?name=Murrumbidgee</B></U></A></FONT><B> </B>to explore regional lists.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="428"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="428" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>