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Landcare and the Environment
The Tamar River is a very important asset to the people of northern Tasmania.
The
Tamar Region Natural Resource Management (Tamar NRM) is an independent
not-for-profit natural resource group which brings together all facets
of the community.
Contact Tamar NRM :
Phone: 6323 3310
Facsimile: 6323 3385
Email: tamarnrm@launceston.tas.gov.au
Website: www.tamar-nrm.org.au
FRIENDS OF TREVALLYN RESERVE
Holds working bees every month to tackle problems such as weed infestation.
Volunteers are invited to meet on the second Saturday of each month.
Phone Roy Skabo on 6334 6787 or Jenny Mayne on 6331 0008 for further details.
The Aggressive Threat of Gambusia
A vital project was launched on the 11 November 2004 to study of Gambusia holbrooki or mosquito fish.
The Gambusia is 60 millimetres of aggressive threat. Female Gambusias give birth to about 1,000 young each year.
Gambusias
are aggressive. They are hungry predators, who nip the fins of native
fish species and eat their eggs. They feed on the eggs of threatened
frogs and eat tadpoles.
The
Upper Tamar River Improvement Authority (UTRIA) works to improve
the river. The State Government has contributed to dredging
the upper reaches because silt affects recreational users,
tourism operators and maritime businesses, as well as contributing
to the flood threat.
Narawntapu - Our National
Park
Information:
http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/tas/
launceston/launceston/guide/narawntapu-park
Excellent photography of the park:
http://www.touringtasmania.info/narawntapu_np.htm
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