You are invited to attend Habitat Corridors Forum, which will be held at the Mechanics Institute this weekend.
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The forum will raise awareness of the network of threatened local habitat corridors in the region.
Funded by Inspiring Australia for National Science Week, the free public forum is designed to appeal to artists and environmentalists.
Farmers, land- holders and communities in the area will have a lot to gain by attending this forum and exhibition to learn how the pockets of habitat refuge can provide stronger pathways and help ensure species survival.
We are delighted to be working with the Office of Environment and Heritage, Glideways, Landcare and Hilltops Council to deliver this project.
The Habitat Corridors program will culminate with a public forum and exhibition at the Mechanics Institute in Harden on Saturday August 10, from 2pm to 5pm.
The forum will consist of five speakers and will address arts and science for change.
The exhibition focus is on the local threatened species including the Squirrel Glider, Superb Parrot, Scarlet Robin and the Flame Robin and their habitats; and was created during two workshops held in Murrumburrah.
The Exhibition and Forum will include a welcome to country by Uncle Roy Levett and opened by Mayor Brian Ingram.
Guest speakers will include Mary Bonet, Lorraine Oliver and Julie Ryder as well as representatives from Regional Landcare groups.
Guest speaker Mary Bonet has been a champion for biodiversity conservation in the region for over 10 years working on the large scale Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala ecological corridor and Rivers of Carbon and the Glideways program.
Lorraine Oliver, Team Leader for Community Engagement at the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment will share some insights into the type of work that communities are undertaking to improve landscape connectivity and what you can look out for in your landscape that will help to connect your place to the broader landscape for all sorts of species.
Artist Julie Ryder will address arts and science working in combination to create stronger connections and develop change.
The workshops at the arts council were extremely successful, with participants creating diverse artworks using materials native to the region and developing a richer understanding of the local habitat corridors and the threatened species that rely on them.
There will be lucky door prizes and afternoon tea. RSVP to Caitlan on 4823 4407 or email ao@southerntablelandsarts.com.au
