10 April – Wildlife Corridors Talk in Elphinstone
Posted on 3 April, 2013 by Connecting Country
Connecting Country and the North Central Catchment Management Authority will jointly present a free evening talk session titled Designing a Wildlife Corridor: What Works and Why? next week on Wednesday 10th April.
We’re lucky to have two great speakers on the night:
Dr Rodney van der Ree releasing a Squirrel Glider.
Dr Rodney van der Ree is a wildlife ecologist and senior researcher at the University of Melbourne. He will be providing recommendations on how to design effective wildlife corridors in our region, particularly for use by Tuans and Sugar Gliders. Rodney has also been involved in efforts to provide connectivity for these species across major roads, including the Calder and Hume Freeways; he will also be summarising the results of these efforts so far.
Philippa Schapper is coordinator of the Superb Parrot Project. The Project began in 1992 when a group of farmers in the Picola area of northern Victoria became concerned about the future of the Superb Parrot in their area. Their ongoing commitment to the Project has seen 20 years of revegetation, primarily on privately owned land, to the extent that the local landscape is significantly different. She will describe how both the landholders and the local wildlife have benefitted.
The evening will be a source of information, and hopefully inspiration, for anybody involved in land management in central Victoria, and especally those with a passion for conserving native species. Finger food dinner and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.
The free talks will be held at the Elphinstone Community Hall (Cnr Bendigo-Sutton Grange Road & Olivers Lane, Elphinstone. NB: there is no direct access from the Calder Freeway.) (click here for map). We’ll begin with supper at 6:30pm and the talks will begin at 7pm. RSVPs are not essential, but would be appreciated for catering. Please contact to Max at Connecting Country by email – max@connectingcountry.org.au or phone – 03 5472 1594.
For those coming from Castlemaine and not wishing to drive, a free bus will be leaving from outside the Ray Bradfield Room in Castlemaine at 6.00pm. The buses will return to Castlemaine about 15 minutes after the conclusion of the talks. RSVPs for the bus are essential, as space will be limited.
Connecting Country provides this event as part of its Yellow Box Woodland education program which is supported by the North Central Catchment Management Authority, with funding from the Federal Government’s Caring for our Country program and the State Government’s Victorian Investment Framework. The North Central Catchment Management Authority also supports this event through the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future Biodiversity Fund.
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