Join local bush regenerator Marcus Burgess for a guided tour of some of the region’s Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs) and
significant vegetation communities.
The field trip will cover information such as:
- Brief geology and how this (and other factors) influences the plants that will grow
- Species commonly found in these communities
- Any threatened/endangered species of significance within these communities
- The role of fauna within these vegetation communities
- Why these communities are under threat
- What we can do to preserve them, and why it’s important to protect them
When: Saturday 12th July 2013, 9am – 2.45pm
Where: Departure point for bus trip will be Oak Flats Train Station, Stanford Drive, Oak Flats
We will be visiting two spectacular sites including:
- Whispering Gallery, Dunmore – Illawarra Dry Subtropical Rainforest
- Minnamurra Headland – Themeda Grasslands on Seacliffs and Headlands
- With a stop for lunch at Minnamurra
Cost: FREE, morning tea will be provided. Please BYO lunch
RSVP: To book a place on this field trip email Megan at communitysupport@conservationvolunteers.com.au or phone 4229 7526
LIMITED PLACES – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Who should come?: This workshop is ideal for property owners, students, bushcare/Landcare volunteers and community members who would like to learn about the identification and importance of EEC’s in the Illawarra region.