Community partnerships
The ACT Government is working with many community groups and volunteers in hands-on-action to relieve some of the impacts on wildlife, support natural regeneration of the landscape and protect water quality. This includes:
- helping wildlife
- supporting the landscape's natural recovery
- protecting water quality.
These groups are full of highly caring and generous people who are passionate about our parks and reserves and give their precious time and energy to protect them. Keep an eye on their websites for opportunities to get involved.
Community group organisations
ParkCare
ParkCare is an ACT Government-run organisation. It's considered a community group because its main goal is to involve the community.
National Parks Association of the ACT
NPA ACT is a ParkCare Group with decades of experience in regenerating natural areas. They're experienced in fire-affected areas and work on:
- bog restoration
- erosion control
- monitoring wildlife and plants
- weeding
- planting
- mapping
- fencing
- track rehabilitation.
Gudgenby Bush Regeneration Group (GBRG)
GBRG are working to rehabilitate the former Boboyan Pines plantation in the Gudgenby Valley, Namadgi. They work to:
- manage weeds
- monitor feral animals
- control erosion
- conduct other environmental restoration activities.
Friends of Tidbinbilla
Friends of Tidbinbilla is a ParkCare group that helps protect the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. They work to:
- control weed
- maintain tracks
- control erosion
- conduct faunal surveys
- maintain heritage sites.
Kosciuszko Huts Association (KHA)
KHA help conserve the surroundings in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP) in NSW and the ACT.
Landcare ACT
Landcare ACT supports and promotes over 60 volunteer community groups that help our environment. These groups care for urban parklands, countryside, nature reserves, and waterways. Landcare ACT is part of the National Landcare Network.
Orchid Society of Canberra
The Orchid Society of Canberra conducts orchid surveys and related activities.
Greening Australia
Greening Australia is a national group that works to protect and restore Australia's unique landscapes. After the 2020 bushfire season, they focused on revegetation to repair fire-affected areas.
Friends of Grasslands (FOG)
FOG works to conserve grasslands with hands-on projects, working parties, advocacy, and education. They're experts in preserving and managing grassland ecosystems.
Waterwatch
Waterwatch is a volunteer network that monitors water quality. The data collected contributes to the CHiP Report (Catchment Health Indicator Program). This gives a snapshot of water quality in the ACT sub-catchments every 2 years.
Kosciuszko 2 Coast (K2C)
K2C consists of 14 groups working together to improve natural resource management and environmental services. They focus on services for landowners, Landcare groups, and the community across NSW and the ACT.
Conservation Council
The Conservation Council is an advocacy and community engagement group. They work to protect the Canberra region's environment for future generations.
Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG)
COG is a group of bird watchers who run bird monitoring programs. They work to understand bird populations in the ACT.
ACT Wildlife
ACT Wildlife is a volunteer wildlife carers group. They care for fire-affected animals but don't work on on-ground fire recovery.
Become a citizen scientist
Everyone can help take care of our bush capital. Citizen science is a great way for people to get involved in scientific research. It helps make discoveries faster and brings the community and scientists closer together, making problem-solving better and more inclusive. Plus, citizen science encourages more people to get involved in caring for and monitoring biodiversity.