A Bushcare Group is a volunteer group that conducts bush regeneration to aid biodiversity conservation on public or private bushland in Australia. Bushcare groups have arisen due to rising community support for conservation and this has driven the allocation of native vegetation remnants to conservation through ecological restoration.[1]
There are numerous Bushcare Groups in Australia working as volunteers to restore remnant patches of native bushland on public lands. For example, in the Blue Mountains just outside Sydney, there are now 50 such Bush Regeneration Groups working to restore bushland. Most suburban councils are involved in bushcare to varying degrees,[1] either by employing professional staff or facilitating volunteer involvement. Around Australia Natural Resource Management Boards and Non Government Organisations offer training and equipment to community volunteers. Bushcare's Major Day Out is an Australian national day of community participation in the care of bushland. In 2012 nearly 100 bushcare sites participated in this annual event. For more information go to www.bushcaresmajordayout.org
References
- ^ a b Stenhouse (2004). "Local government conservation and management of native bushland in Australia". Environmental Management. Springer Scientific. 34 (2): 209–222. doi:10.1007/s00267-004-0231-6.
External links
- Trees For Life: South Australian bushcare with ~ 700 volunteers and ~350 sites
- Blue Mountain Bushcare groups
- Else Mitchell Park Bushcare Group
- Prospect Hill Bushland Group