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70 carbon sequestration, ecological and environmental issues, forest management, new forests, nursery management, silviculture and soil salinity and management. Discovery program This program delivers on legislative responsibilities for interpretation and education under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act), the Wilderness Act 1987, TSC Act, Marine Parks Act 1997 and Two Ways Together, the NSW Government’s Aboriginal Affairs Plan. It also contributes to the State Plan objective of providing increased opportunities for the community to enjoy a diverse range of recreational opportunities in parks. The Discovery program continues to attract more participants across the state. In 2007–2008, more than 177 135 people attended a guided activity during the year, which is an increase of more than 9000 participants from the previous year, mostly in the Discovery for Schools program (page 84, Chapter 4: Contribute to increased tourism, community wellbeing and regional development through parks and reserves, DECC Annual Report 2007–08). Page 83 of the DECC Annual Report 2007–08 (Chapter 4: Contribute to increased tourism, community wellbeing and regional development through parks and reserves) reports that approximately 80 000 students took part in cultural and environmental educational activities through this program during the reporting period. The level of satisfaction of surveyed participants in Discovery programs remains high at 97%, demonstrating that the program remains engaging and enjoyable. During the year, DECC also developed Discovery partnerships with other government agencies and environmental education providers, including city councils, catchment management authorities, environmental education centres, local tourism agencies, universities and Aboriginal corporations, to combine resources and coordinate the delivery of programs. Volunteers DECC For information in relation to volunteers and the results achieved for the projects that were undertaken during 2007–2008 refer to page 83, Chapter 4: Contribute to increased tourism, community wellbeing and regional development through parks and reserves, DECC Annual Report 2007–08. In 2007–2008, DECC continued its partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia. Volunteers contributed more than 570 volunteer days in parks to plant 760 plants, weed 23.6 ha of land and repair or construct 16.8 km of walking track. They also spent 15 days monitoring and surveying. Examples of volunteer projects in 2007–2008 include: In the LNE region, volunteer bushcare groups on the north coast removed weeds in Bouddi and Brisbane Water NPs and Wambina, Wamberal Lagoon, Cockle Bay and Rileys Island NRs. Also in the LNE region, 80 students from Minmi Public School planted 800 plants in Blue Gum Hills RP and painted three totems with themes reminiscent of the area’s mining heritage. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
In the Southern region, the Friends of Bundanoon completed track work in the Bundanoon area of Morton NP and conducted a threatened bird survey in Barren Grounds NR. The group of ten volunteers put in nearly 500 hours of work over the year. One volunteer won a Seniors Week Achievement Award in 2008 for her contribution as a long-term volunteer. In 2008, DECC recognised the valuable contribution of volunteers by investing additional resources in volunteering and continuing its review of volunteering. A DECC officer was seconded to work in the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Volunteering Unit. DECC appointed a Volunteer Coordinator to facilitate the state-wide implementation of volunteer programs in parks, and commissioned outside organisations to undertake an economic evaluation of volunteer programs and review volunteering activities, including the safety of volunteers (page 83, Chapter 4: Contribute to increased tourism, community wellbeing and regional development through parks and reserves, DECC Annual Report 2007–08). Forests NSW Forests NSW recognises the invaluable role of community staff volunteers who donate their time and efforts to assisting Forests NSW in undertaking various activities, particularly at Cumberland and Strickland State forests, both of which are outside FA boundaries and therefore not reported here. The table 2-7B shows volunteer activity across Forests NSW regions (the data have not been compiled for FA regions). As a Public Trading Enterprise Forests NSW sponsored, donated or waived fees in relation to a sum of $122 375 during the reporting period. Table 2-7B: Volunteers and volunteer work at within selected Forests NSW regions (2007–2008). Category Numbers Community volunteering Staff volunteering Central Region Hume Region Monaro Region LNE Southern Southern Days 0 2 45 Days 0 12 60 Programs 0 2 2 Days 12 2 0 Participants 6 6 0 Programs 3 2 0 Grand Total * Volunteers across Forests NSW regions not FA regions. Source: Forests NSW data 21 26 107 Electronic services delivery DECC In February 2008, DECC finished integrating many separate websites into a new integrated site that includes climate change and natural resource information. An important feature of the new site will be the content management system that will be available to staff in branches and regions so they can directly change and update content. This will help ensure that the website is current and will improve efficiency. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 71
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