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Community volunteers on public land need support

Community volunteers on public land need support T he management of native vegetation in Australia has become a critical issue. We have recognized that it is not enough to simply remove the more obvious causes of degradation; very often we also need active management if our natural heritage is to survive the onslaught of weeds and other impacts from the surrounding landscape. We have discovered that volunteers are willing to help manage native vegetation — an important point, given that government lacks the resources to tackle the problem alone. The management of bushland is now emerging from volunteer passion and is becoming a bonifide industry — with training courses and professional bush regenerators becoming increasingly more common. This is significant progress but funding the professionals to undertake all the work required is likely to be beyond taxpayer resources. There will, therefore, be a continuing, ongoing and increasing need for the involvement of community volunteers. Taylor (1997) found three intrinsic satisfactions were required for participation in bushland management: concern for the environment; being concerned with society and others beyond self; and, concern for self. He noted that selfish concerns were a strong motivator and listed ‘focus on a small home area’ and ‘friendship’ as important motivators. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ecological Management & Restoration Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2001 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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1442-7001
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1442-8903
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10.1046/j.1442-8903.2001.00071.x
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Abstract

T he management of native vegetation in Australia has become a critical issue. We have recognized that it is not enough to simply remove the more obvious causes of degradation; very often we also need active management if our natural heritage is to survive the onslaught of weeds and other impacts from the surrounding landscape. We have discovered that volunteers are willing to help manage native vegetation — an important point, given that government lacks the resources to tackle the problem alone. The management of bushland is now emerging from volunteer passion and is becoming a bonifide industry — with training courses and professional bush regenerators becoming increasingly more common. This is significant progress but funding the professionals to undertake all the work required is likely to be beyond taxpayer resources. There will, therefore, be a continuing, ongoing and increasing need for the involvement of community volunteers. Taylor (1997) found three intrinsic satisfactions were required for participation in bushland management: concern for the environment; being concerned with society and others beyond self; and, concern for self. He noted that selfish concerns were a strong motivator and listed ‘focus on a small home area’ and ‘friendship’ as important motivators.

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Ecological Management & Restoration – Wiley

Published: Aug 1, 2001

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