Our project will restore native habitat along 8 headwater creeks of the Scott Creek sub-catchment and reduce threats to 4 EPBC listed species and 26 AMLR threatened species. We will strategically remove large infestations of serious environmental weeds such as Blackberry, Tree heath, (Erica spp), and Willow to facilitate natural regeneration. We will undertake targeted tube-stock revegetation to improve and expand native habitat in the regionally important reserve, Scott Creek Conservation Park in the Mount Lofty Ranges, a national biodiversity 'hot-spot'. We will track the effectiveness of implemented project actions with appropriate monitoring techniques, adapt management to observed ecosystem responses, and engage the local community, landholders, and schools in the project.



Although there are a number of people who are happy to be involved it will be necessary, and in fact pivotal to the success of the project, to have the “heavy lifting” carried out by contractors using selective herbicides. These contractors will be skilled in administering selective herbicides properly and competently with a minimum of collateral damage. The Group only use one contractor for work requiring good plant ID skills and have every confidence in their ability to minimise “off target” damage



The Friends of Scott Creek has 40 core members and a larger number of affiliated supporter groups and individuals. One member has been awarded the Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year, two members have won Volunteer of the Year Awards and two, the Centenary Medal for Services to the Environment. The Group has also won awards in recognition of their work in the long term habitat restoration of Scott Creek CP. Many of the members have long-term experience with over 24 years implementing similar work and there is ample skill and capacity for the organisation to draw upon in delivering the project. Several members are excellent field botanists who also have a long term interest in birds and natural history in general. Park Rangers from the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and members of the Threatened Plant Action Group will also provide collaborative support and relevant technical advice as required for successful completion within the outlined budget and timeline of the project.



It is envisaged that a total of approximately $650,000 will be required over ten years to complete the program after which volunteers should be able to carry on. Of the $650,000 the volunteer group will input $450,000 (in kind) and we need to raise the other $200,000 over ten years. We are confident that we will be able to raise these funds.



In this campaign we wish to raise $15,000 to cover the first two years. The full project plan can be viewed at http://www.johnwamsley.com/almandaproject.html







