Category: Miscellaneous Snippet

What a busy quarter it was! We had the launch of our book
“Beyond the Smoke”:http://www.foggs-online.org/articles/activity-report-1 and the associated events; there were a number of TSG(Threatened Species Group) activities, plus our own activities, and we had quite a lot of correspondence on fire related issues. The FOGG committee has seen a need to make a number of “submissions”:http://www.foggs-online.org/articles/?c=Submission-Letters relating to fire in the Grampians National Park.

As stated in Stan’s “Red-gum Walk Inspection”:http://www.foggs-online.org/articles/Red-gum+Walk+Inspection we decided to apply for a PV Community Grant to restore the Red Gum (McInnes) Walks.

We also combined with the Halls Gap Historical Society to apply to the Federal Department of the Environment and Heritage for money for archival storage and administrative assistance. We have just heard that we received some money, but we do not yet have the details.

We have received a flyer for a Box Ironbark Ecology Course at Nagambie in October. Cost … Read the rest

Membership of FOGG entitles you to:

• Receive a newsletter 4 times a year keeping you up to date with FOGG activities and developments in the Park.
• Join in a wide range of activities, including:
  • Field days to improve your knowledge of the park – its flora, fauna, geology, indigenous culture, history etc.
  • Guided Nature walks
  • Assist with research in the Park
  • Meetings with Park Management
  • Information evenings to improve your understanding of the park
  • Monitoring endangered species in the park
  • Social get-togethers
  • Monitoring of and removal of weeds in the park
  • Track maintenance and development.

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