Working with threatened plants - southern workshops 26th July and 23rd of August

[Jenny Calder]

Hi all, below is an advertisement for 2 workshops that will be held in
Hobart this winter. TPAG will also be running repeats of these
workshops in the north of the state - but the time and location have
not yet been organised.

Please let me know if you are interested in coming, and spread the
word amongst your community groups,

Jen



From grasses, ferns and orchids to trees, over 400 unique and
beautiful plant species are listed as threatened in Tasmania and the
chances are there’s one in your local patch of bush! The Tasmanian
Threatened Plant Action Group, in conjunction with DPIW will be
hosting 2 free workshops in July and August to skill up community
groups who may be working with rare and threatened plant species.

The first workshop will focus on the staff expertise and web-based
resources available to community groups who may be working with
threatened plants. For example, the Natural Values Atlas is a valuable
resource that can help you find what threatened species may be in your
patch of bush. It can be used to search for information on more than
20 000 plant and animal species in Tasmania, and can display maps
showing their location. It also allows users to record their own
observations, which may assist planning and decision making for
threatened species. This workshop will also cover legislation, permits
and the information and resources available to groups working with
threatened plants.

The second workshop will focus on field-based skills such as plant
identification, using a GPS, recording plant population information
and identifying threats and management issues.

The workshops will run from 9:30 to 12:30pm on Saturday the 26th of
July and Saturday the 23rd of August, and morning tea will be
provided.

Contact Jenny Calder to register your interest
(threatenedpla...@gmail.com).

[Lori Tas]

Hi Jenny,

I'd like to attend both workshops.

Also, I'd be happy to work on the logo if the group would like to give
some ideas as a jumping off point. An iconic plant perhaps, that sort
of thing.

Cheers,
Lori

[davi...@hotmail.com]

Hi Jenny,

I'm keen to attend both workshops.

Regards,

David

[Michael Swanton]

HI Jenny,
Please put my name forward for both workshops. Cheers, Michael Swanton.

[Michael Swanton]

Hi Jenny,
Please advise where we meet and stuff like that for tomorrow. Cheers,

Michael Swanton.
-----Original Message-----
From: tpa...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tpa...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jenny Calder
Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2008 11:40 AM
To: Threatened Plant Action Group Tasmania
Subject: [tpagtas] Working with threatened plants - southern workshops
26th July and 23rd of August

[Lori Tas]

Hi Michael,

Here's what Jenny sent me:


Thanks for registering your interest
in the first 'Working With Threatened Flora' workshop on Saturday the
26th
of July.

It will be held from 9:30am to 12:30
at the South Hobart Adult Education Centre (12 Weld St.), in room 3

and
morning tea will be provided.

Here is a brief overview of what we
will cover:



9:30: Introduction (Jenny Calder)

9:40: Threatened Species legislation
(Wendy Potts)

9:55: Permits – when do you require
a permit and when don’t you? (Wendy Potts)

10:10: How to confirm a threatened
flora identification (Jenny Calder)

10:20: Where to find threatened
flora information on the web (Jenny Calder)



10:40: Morning Tea



11:00: The Natural Values Atlas
(Naomi Lawrence)

11:45: What to do if there is a
threatened species in your local area

12:00: Useful Contacts

12:15: Questions and wrap up

[Jenny Calder]

Thanks to all those who attended the first workshop this Saturday. I
hope you all got something out of it! I will send the handout to all
those who didn't make it. There may also be another natural values
atlas workshop in September, so I'll keep you posted.

The second "Working with Threatened Flora" workshop on August 23rd is
now full, with 30 people registered. Please let me know if you can no
longer come, and I will let somebody else fill your place. It will be
held on August 23rd at the Peter Murrell Reserve near Blackmans Bay. I
will send everybody out a map closer to the date. To get to the site,
you will need to be able to walk for approximately 10 minutes uphill
on a four wheel drive track.

I am also looking for helpers on the day. So if anybody feels they are
particularly comfortable with Plant ID, or using a GPS (putting the
unit on the correct settings, taking waypoints and finding waypoints),
please let me know.

The rough plan for the day is:

9:15 – 9:30 Introduction
9:30 – 10:15 Using a GPS
10:15 – 10:45 Plant ID skills
10:45- 11:15 Morning tea
11:15 – 12:00 Recording important site information and threat
assessment.
12:00 – 12:45 Recording important population information and
monitoring techniques
12:45 – 1:00 Wrap up (what to do with the data you record, and
questions.

(We will split into two groups for the sessions).

It should be a good morning, lets hope for good weather and some
plants in flower!
Cheers,
Jen