2009-2010 Annual Report - SERCUL

2009-2010 Annual ReportSEMINARS, WORKSHOPS and EVENTSeducation activitiesPerth Urban Ecology SymposiumSERCUL, in partnership with Murdoch University, organisedthe 2010 Perth Urban Ecology Symposium at the CockburnWetlands Education Centre from the 25th - 27th August2010.With about 100 attendees, the symposium seeked to provide adiscussion of how to manage, conserve and restore the naturalecosystem fragments in urban areas of the Australasian region.The participants spent three days discussing the threats tourban vegetation and environments in Perth and elsewherein the world including one day visiting bush and wetlandrehabilitation sites across the city at: Bibra Lake, Tom BatemanReserve, Kogolup Lake, Bold Park and City Beach.SERI conferenceSERCUL hosted the field trip and provided lunch for theattendees of the SERI (Society for Ecological RestorationInternational) Conference in August 2009. More than 50attendees toured wetlands and waterways from Waterfordwetlands in South Perth, Living Streams in Bannister CreekLynwood, to the Wungong River in Armadale, Tom Batemanin Beckenham, Brixton Street in Kenwick, finally lunching atSERCUL near the Yule Brook and then on to the Liege Streetwetland in Cannington.Community Science talksSERCUL commenced a community science-talk series onfreshwater fauna, mussel’s and banksia woodland restorationwhich were held at Piney Lakes and the Canning River EcoEducation Centre. The talks were attended by 98 communitypeople and we thank the presenters who donated there time tobring local scientific knowledge to our community. SERCULwill seek to continue this series in 2011 on a monthly basis.People wishing to participate or attend are encouraged tovisit the SERCUL website to view information for the nextscience talk.SERI Conference field trip - Liege StreetPerth Urban Ecology SymposiumPerth Urban Ecology Symposium - Field TripFreshwater Marron in the Canning River13