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Welcome
Cambridge
Coastcare ~ Your
Community Coastcare Group ~ Caring for our Coast
Summer time is when Cambridge Coastcare collects seed for
use in future plantings, however there will be no seed collection
day this year. This is due to extensive efforts in previous
years, enabling Cambridge Coastcare to have a healthy stock
of plants.
Interested in joining Cambridge Coastcare - or merely discovering
more about the group?
Then come along to the next meeting.
Cambridge
Coastcare Committee meets the third Monday of every month
and members are welcome to attend. The next meeting is Monday
15 March, 7pm at the Boulevard Centre, Floreat Forum. All
welcome.
Key restoration sites for
2009 were:
- City Beach landscape works area.
- Fred Burton dunes following extensive removal of the exotic
weed, White Broom.
- Reinstatement of dune vegetation following woody weed
removal in coastal dunes 1, 2, 3 and boardwalk area.
See
Cambridge Coastcare members and volunteers planting at City
Beach (July 2009) - picture.
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Australia is richly endowed
with beautiful pristine beaches which are the envy of the world. City
Beach and Floreat Beach are outstanding examples with their unspoiled
environment, family atmosphere and expanses of coastal vegetation.
A Brief History
In 1998 the Town of Cambridge expressed an interest in establishing
a coastcare organisation to assist in management, monitoring and protection
of the environment and recreational values of the coastline in the Town
of Cambridge.
Cambridge Coastcare (Inc) was formally incorporated in March 1999.
Mission
The aim of Cambridge Coastcare is to protect and enhance the recreational,
educational and environmental values of the Town of Cambridge coastline.
Achievements include:
- Boardwalk - Assisting the Cambridge Town Council during
the design and planing process. The boardwalk is elevated through
the dunes, linking Floreat and City Beaches. It was completed in
September 2005. One of the main guidelines for the construction
of the boardwalk was to minimise disturbance to the delicate dune
ecosystem.
- New Interpretive Signs - Children and adults are sure to
enjoy the informative signs displayed along the boardwalk. These
signs were erected in July 2007 and highlight biodiversity aspects
of the dunes.
- Conservation Seedbank - Providing in-kind support for the
establishment of a Conservation Seedbank for use in future restoration
works along the coastline.
- Dune Restoration - Assisting the Town of Cambridge with
restoration of the coastal environment.
Want to Help?
Come and join us on any of the exciting volunteer
activity days planned for 2008. No experience is necessary and your
help will benefit local dune ecosystem and would be greatly appreciated.
Activities are focused around plantings, weed control, fencing and seed
collection. So make a note and come along if you have a free morning.
Activity days are generally a Sunday morning from 9-11am. The exact
dates are subject to local rainfall however please make a note of the
schedule in your diary. Announcements will be made closer to the date
as to the meeting time and place. Alternatively, please contact
one of the committee members to advise your willingness to provide
assistance.
Want to Become a Member?
Please print and complete the membership form
and either:
- mail to Cambridge Coastcare, c/o 19 Jubilee Crescent, City Beach WA
6015 or
- hand the form to one of the committee,
together with the membership fee chosen.
Cambridge Coastcare (Inc)
Copyright 2007. Disclaimer.
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