ABC News Canberra features Festival of the Forests

ABC News Canberra included a feature story on the Festival of the Forests in its evening broadcast on Sunday 20/03/2011.

An accompanying article and the original story may be viewed on the ABC website.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/21/3169044.htm

New garden for National Arboretum

Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, today commemorated the official opening of Stage 2 of the Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park (STEP) garden at the National Arboretum by planting the first understorey species at the site.

“STEP has a vision, an applaudable vision, to create a community-based regional botanic garden, education and ecosystem recovery centre specifically for Canberra and the surrounding Southern Tablelands,” Mr Stanhope said.

“This project aims to enhance the quality and availability of practical and scientific knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the ecosystems and species of the Southern Tablelands.

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STEP Raffle Prize Winners

The STEP Raffle Winners were drawn out of a hat at the STEP exhibit by Ann Duncan, National Arboretum Board member.

The draw was witnessed by Tony Lawson, Andrew Russell and Cathy Robertson.

  • First Prize: won by James Overall, Campbell. The prize is: Eucalypts by Murray Fagg and John Wrigley.
  • Second prize: won by Jens Svennson, STEP Committee member.  The prize is $50.00 worth of southern tablelands tube stock from Seeds and Plants Australia.
  • Third Prize: Anthony Widderspoon, Isaacs. The prize is a copy of Grassland Flora by Eddy, Mallieson, Rehwinkel and Sharp.

Arrangements have been made for all prizes have been delivered to their owners.

First Understorey Planting at STEP Site

Southern Tablelands  Ecosystem Park at Block 100 in the National Arboretum Canberra invites you to the official opening  of the Festival of the Forests by the Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope.

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Bjarne K Dahl Grant awarded to STEP

David Shorthouse and Max Bourke were successful in December 2010 with their application for a grant from the Bjarne K Dahl Trust. Our successful STEP project is called:  Know your Eucalypts (Southern Tablelands of the ACT/NSW). STEP Inc has been awarded a grant of $7,500.00 for this project.

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