Each month the Conservation Council is holding a forum to discuss a
variety of fascinating topics relating to our local
environment.
These fora will give member groups regular opportunities to learn of
new projects and programmes in and around Canberra. The for a will also give
members an opportunity to better understand the activities of the
Conservation Council, allow members the opportunity to drive Council priorities
and also assist the Council to more effectively advocate on member group issues.
Meetings are open to all member groups and
their guests (bring as many of your members as you would like) – the more the
merrier!
October Member Forum - The
Greater Goorooyarroo
Rim
When: Thursday, 22nd
October, 2009. 5.30pm for 6pm
Where: Federation
Room, Havelock House, Northbourne Ave
Cost: FREE. Drinks
and nibblies provided.
Come and find out what is going on in the northern Canberra
suburbs.
Speakers:
Dr Adrian Manning, Research
Fellow
Dr Manning fromThe Fenner School of Environment and Society,
Australian National University will be discussing how taxonomy is used to
monitor and restore woodland biodiversity.
Tim Palmer and Anna See, Conservation Council
Project Officers
The Conservation Council believes that public awareness of and
interest in these critically endangered woodlands and grassland ecological
communities is crucial to ensuring their long-term protection and, ideally,
enhancement. It is for this reason that the Conservation Council has undertaken
community engagement work in Gungahlin, especially in the surrounds of Mulligans
Flat.
Project Officers Anna See and Tim Palmer will talk about this work
and the Conservation Council's efforts to help Gungahlin residents gain a
greater awareness of and interest in the richness of their local natural
environment.
National Parks and Wildlife – Speaker
TBC
