Community Tree Planting Day Saturday 15th June Registration 8:30 to 9am Planting seedling trees and shrubs 9am to 4:30pm Meet on the east side of the river at Mongers Crossing at the entry to the new fire mitigation track, access from Newcastle Street Bring your own drinking water, bucket and planting tools and appropriate clothing/footwear/wet …
Save the Date : Saturday 15th June The RCS are planting seedlings on the Avon River , E and W sides, between the Swing Bridge and One Mile Pool . We would love the York Community come and help plant. Everyone Welcome. More Details coming soon.
It’s that time of the year again. We will be holding our annual Monster Jumble Sale on Easter Saturday the 20th of April. Have you got any unneeded items? We would love to take your donations and put them towards a worthy cause. Anything and everything goes! Phone Audrey on 0418 378446 for pick up …
Date: Tuesday 16th April Time: 10am – 12pm Place: meet at the Sandalwood Yards Cost: $5.00 per person Please bring a water bottle and hat. Join the River Conservation Society to gain a greater understanding about bats and participate in a craft activity “Create your own bat” Join us for this activity in the April …
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We are so lucky to have Zoologist, Botanist and Bat Carer Tony Hodge donate his time to come and give a talk on Bats In Our Backyards. Date: Tuesday 16th April at 2pm Place: York Community Resource Centre, Avon Terrace Adults and children welcome. Afternoon tea provided. Gold coin donation appreciated. Come and learn about …
The next River Conservation Society General Meeting will be held on Saturday 30th March 2019 at 10.00am. The meeting will be held at the R.C.S. office located at Sandalwood Yards, Avon Terrace. All R.C.S. members and volunteers are encouraged to attend. Please bring a plate of food to share. Tea and Coffee provided. Looking forward …
The R.C.S. has its next General Meeting on Sunday Feb. 24th – 10am at the Sandalwood Yards, Avon Terrace, York. All members, volunteers and interested persons are encouraged to attend. See you all there.
Date: Saturday 3rd November 2018 Time: 10am Place: Gwambygine Pool Reserve, Great Southern Highway, Gwambygine (past historic Gwambygine Homestead on left, signs will be out). Busy Bee followed by GM/Lunch. Bring a plate to share for a light lunch. Bring water / gloves / spades / wheelbarrow / hat / sunscreen and general gardening implements …
RCS members only. Date: Sunday 28th October 2018Time: 9.00am – 1.00pmPlace: R.C.S. headquarters, Sandalwood Yards, Avon Terrace, York This is a half day event that will cover theory and practical use of field cameras for fauna surveys. How to set up cameras and how to deploy into the field to get the best results for …
Holiday Fun along the Avon The River Conservation Society and the CRC have worked together to plan the first children’s activity for the April School Holidays. 18 children gathered to learn more about the Avon River’s ecosystem. We had lots of fun identifying many plant, animal and insect species. We even dredged a pool looking …
