Activities include habitat restoration, weed removal, flora and fauna monitoring, heritage walks, workshops, and clean-ups \u2014 with something to suit all interests and abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Getting involved is a great way to learn about local wildlife and cultural heritage, stay active, meet like-minded people, and have a say in how our natural areas are managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To get involved, contact Council’s customer service team or come along to an upcoming event. Read on to find out about our currently active volunteer groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glenorchy City Council is working with Bill Harvey to turn our weeds from across the municipality into biochar and encourage locals to do the same. This method sequesters carbon from the weeds, and produces biochar, a product that is great for your soil and great for the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our pilot project is ongoing at Prince of Wales Bay where we are treating and burning an infestation of boxthorn on the coast. We run workshops there regularly as well as in other locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meets:<\/strong>\u00a0Sporadically, but typically we have a workshop running on the last Sunday of each month. If you would like to join the email list for dates to join a workshop, please contact Council\u2019s Natural Areas Engagement Officer on (03) 6216 6800.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Brent Street Reserve Landcare volunteer in the Council reserve found on the corner of Brent Street and Jameson Street. The group was formed in January 2023 by local residents, who appreciated the natural beauty but also noticed the weeds creeping in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brent Street Landcare has been tackling the understory of weeds in this reserve from boneseed to agapanthus and black berry. We plan to then plant the areas cleared of weeds with native plants to enhance the values, creating habitat and food for native animals who rely on these inner-suburban nature corridors to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks<\/strong>: Weeding, tree planting, reserve maintenance, litter picking, gardening, tree maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> The first Saturday of each month, 9:30am \u2013 11:30am. Please let us know if you are planning on coming along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Webpage: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/brentstreetreservelandcare\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Claremont Coastcare was recently formed by a group of passionate locals looking to protect and enhance the coastline in Claremont, from Cadbury to MONA and everything in-between. The important saltmarsh habitat in this area is important for wildlife, leisure and even for fighting climate change so it is worth looking after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks:<\/strong> Tree planting, weeding, track maintenance, reserve maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> The first Saturday morning of every month. Please get in touch to find out about the next event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Webpage:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/521977952975516<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Friends of Collinsvale was formed to protect and enhance the natural values at Collinsvale Recreation reserve and surrounding areas. Working with Glenorchy City Council, Collinsvale Primary School, and Landcare Tasmania, they focus on weed removal, education and track work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks: <\/strong>Track maintenance, reserve maintenance, re-vegetation, invasive species management, community engagement and environmental education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> Periodically, on Sundays. Please get in touch via the group\u2019s Facebook<\/a> to find out when the next meeting is.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n The Friends of Wellington Park have been meeting up to maintain and enhance the native vegetation of Wellington Park and some council reserves just east of the park since 2002. Focusing on invasive weed control and track maintenance, they work throughout the park, which is 18 250ha in size, but mainly on the eastern side. Within the Glenorchy City Council area, they have weeded near Montrose Trail, Goat Hills, Mt Hull, Humphreys Rivulet\/Tolosa and Barossa Creek\/Kalang and worked on the walking track over Mt Connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with Glenorchy City Council, the Friends of Wellington Park work closely with Hobart city council, the Wellington Park Management Trust and the Parks and Wildlife Service. These organisations provide training and support, including some on-ground support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks: Invasive species removal, track maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets: The first Tuesday of every month. Please get in touch to find out about the next event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/wildcaretas.org.au\/branches\/wildcare-friends-of-wellington-park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100066767543309<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Grassroots Action Network Does Awesome Landcare Fun (GANDALF) aims to engage active community minded southerners with the wider world of Landcare across the state. By helping communities from wide backgrounds, we hope to help connect the diversity of people in our state together with a shared aim of a greener future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks:<\/strong> Weeding, revegetation planting, tree planting, nest box construction, track maintenance, reserve maintenance, wildlife surveying\/monitoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> Periodically, weekdays and weekends. Please get in touch to find out when the next session is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Webpage: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gandalftas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Goodwood Gardeners formed in 2022, to increase the number of trees, gardens and greenery in Goodwood and look after the foreshore of Prince of Wales Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks<\/strong>: Weeding, tree planting, reserve maintenance, litter picking, gardening, tree maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> Periodically, on Sundays. Please get in touch with Council\u2019s Natural Areas Engagement Officer (6216 6800) to find out when the next session is.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Lutana Woodlands Reserve is small, but this does not mean it isn\u2019t mighty. There are threatened species found here including Spreading knawel (Scleranthus fasciculatus),<\/em> Narrowleaf new-holland-daisy (Vittadinia muelleri), <\/em>and kangaroo grass grassland. This native grassland meets all but one threshold to be listed as endangered and therefore protected. This is the goal of the Lutana Woodlands group, established in 2018. The group of volunteers here are amongst our most dedicated and would love to have you along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks:<\/strong> Revegetation planting, woody weed removal, exotic grass control, native tree thinning, and biodiversity monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> The Tuesday Weeders meet every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:30am to 11:30am, followed by morning tea. The group also meets for larger events, on weekends 5 times per year. Please get in touch with Council\u2019s Natural Areas Engagement Officer on (03) 6216 6800, to find out when the next weekend session is, or to be added to the email list for updates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Moonah Nature Mates are a group of young NRM professionals aiming to enhance, advocate for and increase biodiversity in Moonah\u2019s green spaces. The focus for the group is re-vegetation and reserve management primarily in Jim Bacon Reserve, Amy Street Reserve and Gerrard Street Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasks: <\/strong>Grassland management, woodland management, threatened species conservation, re-vegetation, weeding, tree-thinning, invasive species control<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> Periodically please get in touch to find out when the next meeting is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Webpage:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MoonahNaturemates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Platypus have been spotted in the New Town Rivulet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Town Rivulet Platypus group has been created to involve all sectors of the community coming together with Glenorchy City Council and City of Hobart to improve the area as platypus habitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks: <\/strong>Native planting for habitat and biodiversity, controlling invasive weeds, educational events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> Sporadically, please check our Facebook page for information on upcoming events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Websites: <\/strong>New Town Rivulet Platypus Landcare Group | Facebook<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, <\/strong>Landcare Tasmania<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n Northern Suburbs Landcare are a group of caring locals who focus on improving and protecting reserves in the Glenorchy municipality to benefit the local community, wildlife & ecology, as well as learning new skills, meeting new people and just generally being good humans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typical Tasks:<\/strong> Weeding with a focus on Boneseed in the Northern Suburbs and Wellington Park, planting native plants to improve biodiversity, maintenance, creating public tracks and seating areas, and litter removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meets:<\/strong> The first Sunday of each month, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Follow our Facebook page for details on upcoming events locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Websites:<\/strong> Facebook<\/a>, Landcare Tasmania <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\nBrent Street Reserve<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
Claremont Coast Care<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
Friends of Collinsvale<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
Friends of Wellington Park<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
GANDALF Tasmania<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
Goodwood Gardeners<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
Lutana Woodlands<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
Moonah Nature Mates<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
New Town Rivulet Platypus Group<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>
Northern Suburbs Landcare<\/h3><\/i><\/summary>