Winter
Plantings
With
some great early rains Cambridge Coastcare’s planting season
is soon to begin. The first planting will cover two sites and is scheduled
for the morning of Sunday 20 May,
starting at 9 am. Volunteers are asked to meet at the carpark near
Floreat Beach, immediately adjacent to the northern entrance to the
boardwalk. We will split into two groups to focus on planting along
the newly repaired fence at the edge of this carpark, along with planting
at a second site in the carpark at the end of the old West Coast Hwy
service road.
Cambridge
Coastcare has an ambitious planting program set for this year, aiming
to plant nearly 10,000 plants over the winter months. Stay tuned for
information on future planting dates
Cambridge
Coastcare
Cambridge
Coastcare began in March 1999 with its incorporation and with the
formation of a committee of management.
The
idea came from the Town of Cambridge in 1998 when they expressed an
interest in establishing a Coastcare organization to assist with the
managing, monitoring and protection of the environment and recreational
values of the coastline in the Town.
Since
we have been incorporated we have managed to acquire around $245,000
in grant monies from various sources. The Group has some 65 members
including some 20 family memberships.
The
objectives of Cambridge Coastcare are to –
• Promote ecologically sensitive and sustainable use of the
coastal zone within the Town of Cambridge in association with the
Council.
• Promote an awareness of the need to conserve and protect
the natural resources and promote natural ecological processes of
the coastal zone within the municipality of the Town of Cambridge
and adjoining areas.
• Contribute to the development of policies which promote
ecologically sustainable land use in the coastal zone within the
municipality of the Town of Cambridge and adjoining areas.
• Undertake coast rehabilitation projects within the municipality
of the Town of Cambridge and adjoining areas.
• Develop action plans for the care and management of the
coastal zone within the municipality of the Town of Cambridge and
adjoining areas.
• Obtain financial support for activities which will promote
and ensure the conservation, sustainable use and ecological processes
of the coastal zone within the municipality of the Town of Cambridge
and adjoining areas.
Meetings
are held at the Boulevard Centre, Floreat Forum at 7pm on the third
Monday of the month. Residents and visitors are welcome to attend.
For more information, please contact the Committee Secretary on cambridgecoastcare@gmail.com
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