UTAS CARES

Connecting Students, Staff and Care Groups in Southern Tasmania

Elizabeth ShannonMarcus Haward, Gretta Pecl, Eric Woehler, Lisa Cawthen, Vishnu Prahalad, Kristen Warr Pedersen, Pru Gowan, Ruth Osborne, Vicki Campbell, Dona Leach.

Who we are

• The UTAS CARES collaboration works to develop sustainable collaborative arrangements between UTAS staff and students and a broad range of grassroots ecological community volunteer (CARE) groups.

• We are interested in promoting both volunteer and research (citizen science) engagement opportunities that connect the two.

Our Number One Impact – Increasing the Number of Student Volunteers

• Individual Bushcare and Wildcare groups have reported new student volunteers attending their working bees.

Our Number One Impact – Increasing the Number of Student Volunteers

• Group collaborations have also supported larger-scale ‘flagship’ events. In partnership with UTASLife, we have joined with Kingborough Council, Natural Resource Management South, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, and with local Bruny Island residents, to plant 400 trees, as part of a nature rehabilitation project.

Next Steps – Increasing the Number of Student Volunteers

• Staying visible on campus

• Facebook

• Partnership with UTASLife

Increasing the Number of Research Collaborations

• Several new connections have been developed between UTAS researchers and CARE groups:• Saltmarsh monitoring at Pipe Clay Lagoon by Wildcare Deslacs

• Enhancement of volunteer resources for Freycinet National Park by Birdlife Tasmania

Next Steps - Increasing the Number of Research Collaborations

• Marketing to UTAS staff

• Higher degree research students

UTAS CARES

Connecting Students, Staff and Care Groups in Southern Tasmania

Elizabeth ShannonMarcus Haward, Gretta Pecl, Eric Woehler, Lisa Cawthen, Vishnu Prahalad, Kristen Warr Pedersen, Pru Gowan, Ruth Osborne, Vicki Campbell, Dona Leach.